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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2015-08-01 03:51 pm

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Politician stupid

(Anonymous) 2015-08-01 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Follow politics or particular politicians? In the US, things are really getting exciting (ahem) with the presidential nominees.

I'm pretty sure Mike Huckabee remains my favorite (no, not really, guys) for the crazy shit that comes out of his mouth, but honestly, I almost feel sorry for the Republicans because all of their hopefuls are totally insane. When you make Jeb Bush look somewhat reasonable, you know you have a problem.

So, any political drama? Post so we can laugh about it. Because if we don't laugh, we'll cry.

Mike Huckabee will use military to stop domestic abortions

(Anonymous) 2015-08-01 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
This is the post that inspired the thread. Mike Huchabee's latest gaffe... if you can call it a gaffe when he's clearly serious... is that he will use military force to stop women from getting abortions.

Crazy bastard.

Re: Mike Huckabee will use military to stop domestic abortions

(Anonymous) 2015-08-01 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
The interesting thing about this (outside its obvious insanity) is that I don't think it was a gaffe. I think it's Huckabee, as the sort of politician who is attuned to his political environment and minute changes in it in the same sort of way that a springbok is attuned to the veldt, responding to the changes that the Trump has wrought.

This is going to be the craziest goddamn primary season since at least the 70s.

Re: Mike Huckabee will use military to stop domestic abortions

(Anonymous) 2015-08-01 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I can't ever remember a primary season this crazy. At least the Democratic side seems sane at the moment.
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Re: Mike Huckabee will use military to stop domestic abortions

[personal profile] elaminator 2015-08-01 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
is that he will use military force to stop women from getting abortions.

Are you fucking serious?!

I read this and thought, "Well that HAS to be made up."

Then I googled...

If only it wasn't true. If only.

(I guess I should know better by now, because the candidates this year are just...unbelievable. In the worst way possible. This isn't the first time Huckabee has said something batshit either, but still, that's...wow.)

Re: Mike Huckabee will use military to stop domestic abortions

(Anonymous) 2015-08-01 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
It's legitimately one of the most insane things I've ever heard

Like, it's not misinterpreted or anything. He actually said that he would use the military to stop abortions regardless of what the Supreme Court said. It's in basic contravention of every aspect of the American constitution and American democracy.

Re: Mike Huckabee will use military to stop domestic abortions

(Anonymous) 2015-08-01 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
What was REALLY telling was that when he was told that doing so would be a major breach of the Supreme Court, he started citing cases of other presidents violating Supreme Court rulings. It was like, "well the OTHER kids were doing it, too! so there!"

Though using military force against American citizens on American soil certainly doesn't have the precedent that Huckabee thinks it does.
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Re: Mike Huckabee will use military to stop domestic abortions

[personal profile] elaminator 2015-08-01 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
It's legitimately one of the most insane things I've ever heard

...I can't argue with that.

The only good thing about these kind of comments is that the sheer stupidity will stop (most) people from voting for them, so that's a plus.

Re: Mike Huckabee will use military to stop domestic abortions

(Anonymous) 2015-08-01 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
So he wants to create an actual theocracy backed by militaristic power?

Has the guy been reading "The Handmaid's Tale" or something?

Re: Mike Huckabee will use military to stop domestic abortions

(Anonymous) 2015-08-02 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
Yes he does, because he believes himself to be right. This is the inherent danger of allowing crazies like him any sort of power: they are batshit fucks who think their god is on their side.

SA

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Re: Mike Huckabee will use military to stop domestic abortions

[personal profile] feotakahari 2015-08-01 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Fun fact I just discovered: the Democratic Party does not consider Mike Huckabee a serious enough candidate to devote resources to analyzing and rebutting his statements. (For comparison, they just added Donald Trump, assigning him to the same staffer who works on Chris Christie.) http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/01/democrats-add-donald-trump-to-list-of-serious-republican-candidates

Re: Politician stupid

(Anonymous) 2015-08-01 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I think they got all those crazy republican candidates JUST to make Jeb Bush look less crazy.

Re: Politician stupid

(Anonymous) 2015-08-01 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
You know.... you may be on to something.

The associations with George Bush are fading, as are memories of his terrible presidency. Throw in a bunch of clown competition, and you make a relatively reasonable guy.

Re: Politician stupid

(Anonymous) 2015-08-02 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
Who's basically a dumb, privileged kid.
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Re: Politician stupid

[personal profile] abharding 2015-08-02 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
That is my thought as well. I am not so sure if the planned on Trump jumping into the ring though.

Re: Politician stupid

(Anonymous) 2015-08-01 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I love the fact that while Trump is running Republic the vast majority of his previous campaign donations go to democrats.
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This is how Donald Trump's lawyer responded to rape allegations

[personal profile] feotakahari 2015-08-01 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
“I will make sure that you and I meet one day while we’re in the courthouse. And I will take you for every penny you still don’t have. And I will come after your Daily Beast and everybody else that you possibly know,” Cohen said. “So I’m warning you, tread very fucking lightly, because what I’m going to do to you is going to be fucking disgusting. You understand me?”

“You write a story that has Mr. Trump’s name in it, with the word ‘rape,’ and I’m going to mess your life up… for as long as you’re on this frickin’ planet… you’re going to have judgments against you, so much money, you’ll never know how to get out from underneath it,” he added.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/07/27/ex-wife-donald-trump-made-feel-violated-during-sex.html

Re: This is how Donald Trump's lawyer responded to rape allegations

(Anonymous) 2015-08-01 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
lololololol

Re: This is how Donald Trump's lawyer responded to rape allegations

(Anonymous) 2015-08-01 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
this guy sounds like he wrote the navy seals meme

idk whether to be grossed out by him or laugh at him. how deluded do you have to be?

Re: This is how Donald Trump's lawyer responded to rape allegations

(Anonymous) 2015-08-01 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, that story was a great one, too.

Well, "great" I'm using carefully because it is hilarious, but there's a chance these rich assholes actually will have some way to take revenge on the reporter. Fucking creepy. But at the same time, wtf was this guy doing talking when there was a recording device?! How stupid can you get?!

Re: This is how Donald Trump's lawyer responded to rape allegations

(Anonymous) 2015-08-01 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
There was also the offensive 'It's not legally rape if their married' bit he mentioned.

Re: This is how Donald Trump's lawyer responded to rape allegations

(Anonymous) 2015-08-02 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
Not so much offensive as "untrue, and has been since 1984."
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Re: Politician stupid

[personal profile] dethtoll 2015-08-01 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
The next GTA is going to have to go even more overboard with the political satire, because the insanity that was GTA5's political satire is pretty close to being topped by reality. Bit like what happened to GTA4's political satire...

Anyway Donald Trump is the perfect example of why you don't want the people funding your campaigns to go on a campaign themselves.

Re: Politician stupid

(Anonymous) 2015-08-01 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
*tips fedora*

Re: Politician stupid

(Anonymous) 2015-08-02 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
i liked you better when you gave reasons