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Hoocinogenic

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I respectfully disagree with your premise, and your summary dismissal of


of the significance of the article. I think this speaks to the heart of this election. Trump is a sleazy billionaire ( maybe) who inherited a fortune from his father and devoted his entire life to getting richer off the people he employed and/or fleeced. His candidacy is a publicity stunt that got out of hand and nothing more. Hillary Clinton is a former First Lady, senator and Secretary of State. She's done good many good things for this country ( which no doubt gained her fame, some money, and significant influence) and some probably not good. If you believe she is responsible for the death of an ambassador and is treating classified documents unsafely as to endanger American lives, don't vote.

This insane false equivalence perpetuated by people who stand for nothing is distressing to me. We have two very different candidates running for president. This whole, "throw all the bums out" argument is nothing but fatuous. Look at the incumbency rates in this country the last 25 or so years. The Eric Cantors of the world are few indeed.

Politics is by nature a subversive endeavor.
Someone smarter than me said that. Things will get ugly, no doubt, any student of history knows that. Some of the bums should be thrown out, and some shouldn't probably, for many different reasons. But politicians are people also, and people are VERY DIFFERENT. I know what person I won't be voting for.

(In response to this post by hoothat)

Posted: 06/30/2016 at 12:34AM



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How sleezy can a business be? -- NJHoo 06/29/2016 11:25PM
  Maybe wikileaks can get his tax returns ** -- Toolie92 06/30/2016 5:17PM
  Trump is what he is -- a world class con artist. -- WahooRQ 06/30/2016 12:50PM
  Noone should be suprised -- hoothat 06/29/2016 11:46PM
  That's unfair to the American people imo -- KCHoo 06/30/2016 12:14PM
  What a joke -- hoothat 06/30/2016 01:05AM
  That's like, your opinion man. -- Hoocinogenic 06/30/2016 01:18AM
  They actually do mean something -- hoothat 06/30/2016 01:26AM
  I don't think he cares. -- hoothat 06/30/2016 09:27AM
  This year it's different -- Bacon 06/30/2016 11:12AM
  I hear that argument every election -- hoothat 06/30/2016 4:57PM
  Agreed...I will not do so either. ** -- Hokie5150 06/30/2016 10:40AM
  I can't disagree with that. ** -- Hoocinogenic 06/30/2016 09:24AM

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