So it seems that today the internet is absolutely awash with talk about Trump's comments. My two favorite politics podcasts, FiveThirtyEight and NPR's Politics Podcast both did special Saturday editions. It seems this story really has legs.
I really hope that, if nothing else, this election leads to Americans having more meaningful, profound, and honest discussions about racism, sexism, and bigotry. If if makes people more aware of how big these issues are in America, that Trump is simply a more extreme version of the norm, not the exception, then it will all have been more than worth it.
If Trump points to Bill Clintons behaviour towards women and calls it reprehensible, then his own very similar behaviour towards women is by his own definition reprehensible too. At least that's how I see this one. As far as I can see Trump's best hope is to do the brexit approach which says 'if your life is chite right now, why vote for more of the same?'
Anyone watch the Louis Theroux documentary where he revisited his Saville work.
Looking back,the signs were there.
I wouldn't be surprised if this is the tip of the iceberg regarding instances of sexual deviance with Trump. There are probably hundreds of women who have been scared to speak out due to the fact they were violated by a huge public figure with the kind of capital the likes of Saville could only dream of.
Think the amount of dirt to be dropped on Trump over the next couple of weeks will destroy the orange arsehole. Trump said the American Dream was dead. He's not wrong if a spineless clown of this magnitude can get so far.
How badly can this affect Trump? I'm pretty sure he has no supporters left who are at all appalled by any he has said in the past on any topic.
I think there are a lot of people who, as Limey as said repeatedly, would hold their nose and vote for him because of the Supreme Court and wanting to turn it Conservative to overturn abortion. Those people tend to be of quite fundamentalist Christian beliefs and I think rather than losing hardcore supporters, people are just going to stay home.
It's so sad that sexual assaulting women has just become a talking point and a who did it worse in this campaign. I think this is really, really dumb by the Trump campaign. In listening to things as recently as Friday before that video dropped, the Trump campaign felt there wasn't much traction in going after Bill Clinton and his past. It seems that where they find themselves now is just doubling down.
I fear that things will get worse in the next 30 days.
What a great choice for Americans. A man who is trying to buy the election for his own ego or a woman who is entirely owned by big business interests.
It's ok, we need a laugh but this is ridiculous!
Whilst Trump is an out and out bad guy, you have a sense of underlying culpabilty with Clinton... oh dear!
It might be a decision for the lesser of two evils iv this election, but man alive Trump would be a disaster not just for the USA but for the world. Listening him talk about how he'll deal with Daesh, his crazy views on Syria and what he sees as the positive contributions of Assad and Putin, and his astonishing willingness for Russia to influence the election outcome - its dark stuff even without his ludicrous defence of his sexual misdemeanours by comparing them to somethings that may or may not have been done by someone 20 years ago who's not only not standing but remains in high esteem in his nation.
Strangely Trump's nonsense is still second to the fact so many are prepared to vote for him, especially from fundamental evangelical Christians who are so obsessed with elements of their doctrine they're prepared to overlook the void that is his character.
That said some of my dyed in the wool Republican Christian friends have seen through him - but I remain astonished at others who continue to defend him.
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I really hope that, if nothing else, this election leads to Americans having more meaningful, profound, and honest discussions about racism, sexism, and bigotry. If if makes people more aware of how big these issues are in America, that Trump is simply a more extreme version of the norm, not the exception, then it will all have been more than worth it.
At least that's how I see this one.
As far as I can see Trump's best hope is to do the brexit approach which says 'if your life is chite right now, why vote for more of the same?'
Looking back,the signs were there.
I wouldn't be surprised if this is the tip of the iceberg regarding instances of sexual deviance with Trump.
There are probably hundreds of women who have been scared to speak out due to the fact they were violated by a huge public figure with the kind of capital the likes of Saville could only dream of.
The signs are there.
The yanks are bloody nuts.
Woman files a law suit that Trump raped her when she was 13. His lawyer has vigorously denied the allegation and said it is a vexatious case.
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/10/09/breitbart-news-exclusive-video-interview-bill-clinton-accuser-juanita-broaddrick-breaks-describing-brutal-rapes/
I fear that things will get worse in the next 30 days.
Record is set.
And yeah, apparently Bill Bush is an extended member of the Bush family too.
Whilst Trump is an out and out bad guy, you have a sense of underlying culpabilty with Clinton... oh dear!
Strangely Trump's nonsense is still second to the fact so many are prepared to vote for him, especially from fundamental evangelical Christians who are so obsessed with elements of their doctrine they're prepared to overlook the void that is his character.
That said some of my dyed in the wool Republican Christian friends have seen through him - but I remain astonished at others who continue to defend him.
God help us all.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/hillary-clinton-speeches-wikileaks-wall-street-emails-goldman-sachs-a7351951.html
newsthump.com/2016/10/10/donald-trump-to-force-himself-on-republican-party-whether-they-want-him-to-or-not/