Generic 2016 US Election Cycle Recycling Bin

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2062

I guess Huntsman really does fancy the SOS job.

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2063

Following up, McCrory has finally conceded.

Now we just need to make sure that this emergency session for hurricane relief doesn’t involve any surprise court packing. Because, you know, the judiciary has always been our first line of defense against extreme weather. Just like motorcycle safety truly requires additional restrictions on access to abortion.

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2064

I don’t give a shit what he says, Huntsman is the best choice on the list by a massive margin and at least has a functional diplomatic relationship with both countries.

EDIT

Hell, that is the best defense of the subject I have heard too.

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2065
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2066

Of all the things Carson could lead, why HUD?

I can hear dogs barking up and down the block.

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2068

Again, what do I know? My reality’s quite a bit different.

All I can say is be there for them, and don’t stoke their terror if you can possibly help it.

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2069

Look who got fired from Trump’s transition team!

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2070

The only things I can think of are:

  • He wrote an op-ed in the NYT last year that mentioned that urban housing could be handled more effectively, though he didn’t offer any actual solutions
  • Trump doesn’t know what the HUD does and figured “what the heck”
  • The word “urban” is in their name, and Ben Carson’s black, so Trump figured “hey, perfect fit!”
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2071

Yep. And he probably also thinks this choice will help him signal “Hey, I’m not racist, some of my best friends are black!”

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2072

I actually think this is it. In the old days, HUD literally meant subsidized housing for urban blacks in the minds of whites.

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2073

Not sure where to put this, so here it is.

In all the discussions about who caused the election results and why, I have never heard anyone say the following:

Obama – a black man – being elected for two terms means that every bigot in the country was scared witless at the thought of losing the Presidency forever if a woman followed him into the position. What would be next…a gay atheist? The trajectory had to be stopped, cold.

I really think this was the core of it.

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2074

But that would be awesome! or maybe fabulous? um err yeah I will just leave now, though I seriously think it would be awesome, way better than classy anyway.

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2075

And by your post, I know you did not (and would never) vote for Trump!

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2076
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2077

I see he’s joining a rarefied list!

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2078
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2079

Just heard about Trump’s frontrunner to head the FDA. Apparently a colleague of Peter “Dracula” Thiel. He’s a non-scientist hardcore libertarian who has called for the FDA to stop testing drugs for efficacy or safety. His actual quote: “Let people start using them, at their own risk.”

Next up, his Secretary of Transportation announces they want to remove all road signs and speed limits “because it’ll be fun to watch cars crash!”

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2080

Yep. An anti-labour labour secretary (a fast food CEO, that’ll bode well for minimum wages), and an anti-regulation guy in charge of food and drugs regulation.

I see Trump started a fight with unions on Twitter yesterday too.

But let’s give him a chance, right?

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2081

I thought that “Get rid of the safety labels and let natural selection sort things out” was a joke.

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2082

And who better to run the Small Business Administration than the former co-owner of WWE Wrestling?

Oh, and a woman who hates public schools in charge of the public schools. Yeah.

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