The stupidest question in American Politics...

[Czernobog]

Ya know, I was listening to "This Week...", and one of the "qualities" that the commentator was suggesting Trump can "work on" is "Do I wanna have a beer with the guy?" I don't really remember when this question first became a thing, but this has got to be one of the stupidest questions I have ever heard asked in American politics. Who cares if I like the candidate enough to have a beer with him. Look, I have a lot of friends I'm willing to go to the bar, and have a beer with, and guess what? Most of them I wouldn't trust to balance my fucking checkbook, let alone run the fucking country!

I don't want a guy I'm "willing to have a beer with". I want a President who demonstrates an understanding of global politics, who has a basic understanding of economics, and understands the principles of a democratic government. None of these things have a gods damned thing to do with whether I'd have a beer with him.

It seems to me that "Would I have a beer with the guy?" transforms the election from a referendum on the Presidency of the United States into a high school popularity contest. What? The? Fuck? Have we really become this vapid, shallow, and stupid as a society?

 

[healthmyths]

I agree with you!
We have a president who "had a beer summit" in 2009 and a lot of good that did! Obama: It's not a 'beer summit'

I like you want an EXECUTIVE that has had experiences in hiring and YES FIRING incompetence!
Obama had NO executive experience. Hillary has shown her's by feigning ignorance of her email server??? She signed the forms that required
people to understand the "Confidential" classification. Yet she in her executive incompetence did it herself!
One other point Trump bashers keep making that Trump is anti-immigrant, against trade agreements!
Bull shit!
Trump like me has a relative that is a LEGAL IMMIGRANT...his wife for example! But the MSM conveniently forget's the "LEGAL" adjective...i.e.
Trump is against LIKE me "Anti-Illegal Immigrants".
The same with "Trump against trade agreements"...there are 3,660,000 Google search results and THAT is so far from the truth!
Trump like me KNOWS the agreements PTA, NAFTA ARE NOT FAIR agreements. Poorly negotiated agreements. Totally unfair to the USA and
that's because the people that did it were hired by people that don't know how to negotiate!

SO I agree with you! I want an Executive who made billions by making million dollar decisions for over 30 years!

 

[Moonglow]

Ya know, I was listening to "This Week...", and one of the "qualities" that the commentator was suggesting Trump can "work on" is "Do I wanna have a beer with the guy?" I don't really remember when this question first became a thing, but this has got to be one of the stupidest questions I have ever heard asked in American politics. Who cares if I like the candidate enough to have a beer with him. Look, I have a lot of friends I'm willing to go to the bar, and have a beer with, and guess what? Most of them I wouldn't trust to balance my fucking checkbook, let alone run the fucking country!

I don't want a guy I'm "willing to have a beer with". I want a President who demonstrates an understanding of global politics, who has a basic understanding of economics, and understands the principles of a democratic government. None of these things have a gods damned thing to do with whether I'd have a beer with him.

It seems to me that "Would I have a beer with the guy?" transforms the election from a referendum on the Presidency of the United States into a high school popularity contest. What? The? Fuck? Have we really become this vapid, shallow, and stupid as a society?

 

[candycorn]

I agree with you!
We have a president who "had a beer summit" in 2009 and a lot of good that did! Obama: It's not a 'beer summit'

I like you want an EXECUTIVE that has had experiences in hiring and YES FIRING incompetence!
Obama had NO executive experience. Hillary has shown her's by feigning ignorance of her email server??? She signed the forms that required
people to understand the "Confidential" classification. Yet she in her executive incompetence did it herself!
One other point Trump bashers keep making that Trump is anti-immigrant, against trade agreements!
Bull shit!
Trump like me has a relative that is a LEGAL IMMIGRANT...his wife for example! But the MSM conveniently forget's the "LEGAL" adjective...i.e.
Trump is against LIKE me "Anti-Illegal Immigrants".
The same with "Trump against trade agreements"...there are 3,660,000 Google search results and THAT is so far from the truth!
Trump like me KNOWS the agreements PTA, NAFTA ARE NOT FAIR agreements. Poorly negotiated agreements. Totally unfair to the USA and
that's because the people that did it were hired by people that don't know how to negotiate!

SO I agree with you! I want an Executive who made billions by making million dollar decisions for over 30 years!

He also makes fun of handicapped people. No thanks.

 

[Czernobog]

I agree with you!
We have a president who "had a beer summit" in 2009 and a lot of good that did! Obama: It's not a 'beer summit'

I like you want an EXECUTIVE that has had experiences in hiring and YES FIRING incompetence!

And that's my problem right there. Neither you, nor Trump seems to understand that the government Is. Not. A. Business. When the Senate doesn't go along with one of his "brilliant" ideas, do you think Trump can "fire" the senators that won't "get in line"? If the Supreme Court hands down a ruling with which he doesn't agree - or a Supreme Court Justice (Ginsberg) says something he doesn't like - does he think he can "fire" them? No. The government is not a business, and you can't try to run it as if it were, otherwise, you will accomplish nothing.

 

[Wry Catcher]

Ya know, I was listening to "This Week...", and one of the "qualities" that the commentator was suggesting Trump can "work on" is "Do I wanna have a beer with the guy?" I don't really remember when this question first became a thing, but this has got to be one of the stupidest questions I have ever heard asked in American politics. Who cares if I like the candidate enough to have a beer with him. Look, I have a lot of friends I'm willing to go to the bar, and have a beer with, and guess what? Most of them I wouldn't trust to balance my fucking checkbook, let alone run the fucking country!

I don't want a guy I'm "willing to have a beer with". I want a President who demonstrates an understanding of global politics, who has a basic understanding of economics, and understands the principles of a democratic government. None of these things have a gods damned thing to do with whether I'd have a beer with him.

It seems to me that "Would I have a beer with the guy?" transforms the election from a referendum on the Presidency of the United States into a high school popularity contest. What? The? Fuck? Have we really become this vapid, shallow, and stupid as a society?

I agree, and to answer your question the evidence suggests on the many pages on this message board that too many of our citizens are "vapid, shallow and stupid". I once considered too many as willfully ignorant, now I'm beginning to wonder if too many vote on a single issue and on an emotional response to 30-second talking points, both are stupid reasons for voting.

For example, abortion, fear of gun confiscations, the rights of the LGBT community, racism, bigotry, hate and fear are the motivators for a minority of citizens to vote. Most have no idea or understanding of complex matters, i.e foreign and domestic policy, and the major differences between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party in terms of policy.

I hesitate to call others stupid, but when they perennially vote against their best interests and the best interests of our country, one must call them as they see, hear and watch them.

 

[The Great Goose]

Ya know, I was listening to "This Week...", and one of the "qualities" that the commentator was suggesting Trump can "work on" is "Do I wanna have a beer with the guy?" I don't really remember when this question first became a thing, but this has got to be one of the stupidest questions I have ever heard asked in American politics. Who cares if I like the candidate enough to have a beer with him. Look, I have a lot of friends I'm willing to go to the bar, and have a beer with, and guess what? Most of them I wouldn't trust to balance my fucking checkbook, let alone run the fucking country!

I don't want a guy I'm "willing to have a beer with". I want a President who demonstrates an understanding of global politics, who has a basic understanding of economics, and understands the principles of a democratic government. None of these things have a gods damned thing to do with whether I'd have a beer with him.

It seems to me that "Would I have a beer with the guy?" transforms the election from a referendum on the Presidency of the United States into a high school popularity contest. What? The? Fuck? Have we really become this vapid, shallow, and stupid as a society?

are you the forum bimbo?

 

[Dana7360]

Ya know, I was listening to "This Week...", and one of the "qualities" that the commentator was suggesting Trump can "work on" is "Do I wanna have a beer with the guy?" I don't really remember when this question first became a thing, but this has got to be one of the stupidest questions I have ever heard asked in American politics. Who cares if I like the candidate enough to have a beer with him. Look, I have a lot of friends I'm willing to go to the bar, and have a beer with, and guess what? Most of them I wouldn't trust to balance my fucking checkbook, let alone run the fucking country!

I don't want a guy I'm "willing to have a beer with". I want a President who demonstrates an understanding of global politics, who has a basic understanding of economics, and understands the principles of a democratic government. None of these things have a gods damned thing to do with whether I'd have a beer with him.

It seems to me that "Would I have a beer with the guy?" transforms the election from a referendum on the Presidency of the United States into a high school popularity contest. What? The? Fuck? Have we really become this vapid, shallow, and stupid as a society?

That's how the gop got millions of stupid people to vote for the bush boy.

That's where this "want to have a beer" idea started. In 2000 with the bush boy.

The funny thing is both men don't drink alcohol. The bush boy is a recovering alcoholic so the last thing anyone would want to do is sit down to drink a beer with him but that is exactly one of the things the gop used in 2000 to get stupid people to vote for the bush boy.

trump will tell anyone who listens that he doesn't drink.

So why use such a stupid thing to get people to vote for someone?

I don't know. Maybe they think it will work.

 

[Czernobog]

On a side note, sort of in the same vein, I just heard Gringrich, on Face the nation, try to defend calling Trump a "Pirate", as if that were a good thing. I cannot think of a single time in history when pirates were ever portrayed as a positive thing. Not, privateers, mind you, but pirates.

 

[Czernobog]

Ya know, I was listening to "This Week...", and one of the "qualities" that the commentator was suggesting Trump can "work on" is "Do I wanna have a beer with the guy?" I don't really remember when this question first became a thing, but this has got to be one of the stupidest questions I have ever heard asked in American politics. Who cares if I like the candidate enough to have a beer with him. Look, I have a lot of friends I'm willing to go to the bar, and have a beer with, and guess what? Most of them I wouldn't trust to balance my fucking checkbook, let alone run the fucking country!

I don't want a guy I'm "willing to have a beer with". I want a President who demonstrates an understanding of global politics, who has a basic understanding of economics, and understands the principles of a democratic government. None of these things have a gods damned thing to do with whether I'd have a beer with him.

It seems to me that "Would I have a beer with the guy?" transforms the election from a referendum on the Presidency of the United States into a high school popularity contest. What? The? Fuck? Have we really become this vapid, shallow, and stupid as a society?

are you the forum bimbo?

So asks the guy from Australia who celebrates his racism, and bigotry. Pal, any opinions you have on any subject are worthless, and irrelevant. Why don't you just toddle off, and make sure your KKK sheet is clean?

 

[The Great Goose]

On a side note, sort of in the same vein, I just heard Gringrich, on Face the nation, try to defend calling Trump a "Pirate", as if that were a good thing. I cannot think of a single time in history when pirates were ever portrayed as a positive thing. Not, privateers, mind you, but pirates.

You just contradicted yourself.

 

[The Great Goose]

Ya know, I was listening to "This Week...", and one of the "qualities" that the commentator was suggesting Trump can "work on" is "Do I wanna have a beer with the guy?" I don't really remember when this question first became a thing, but this has got to be one of the stupidest questions I have ever heard asked in American politics. Who cares if I like the candidate enough to have a beer with him. Look, I have a lot of friends I'm willing to go to the bar, and have a beer with, and guess what? Most of them I wouldn't trust to balance my fucking checkbook, let alone run the fucking country!

I don't want a guy I'm "willing to have a beer with". I want a President who demonstrates an understanding of global politics, who has a basic understanding of economics, and understands the principles of a democratic government. None of these things have a gods damned thing to do with whether I'd have a beer with him.

It seems to me that "Would I have a beer with the guy?" transforms the election from a referendum on the Presidency of the United States into a high school popularity contest. What? The? Fuck? Have we really become this vapid, shallow, and stupid as a society?

are you the forum bimbo?

So asks the guy from Australia who celebrates his racism, and bigotry. Pal, any opinions you have on any subject are worthless, and irrelevant. Why don't you just toddle off, and make sure your KKK sheet is clean?

you progressive ladies assume and label.

You wouldn't even know what bigotry is.

 

[Czernobog]

Ya know, I was listening to "This Week...", and one of the "qualities" that the commentator was suggesting Trump can "work on" is "Do I wanna have a beer with the guy?" I don't really remember when this question first became a thing, but this has got to be one of the stupidest questions I have ever heard asked in American politics. Who cares if I like the candidate enough to have a beer with him. Look, I have a lot of friends I'm willing to go to the bar, and have a beer with, and guess what? Most of them I wouldn't trust to balance my fucking checkbook, let alone run the fucking country!

I don't want a guy I'm "willing to have a beer with". I want a President who demonstrates an understanding of global politics, who has a basic understanding of economics, and understands the principles of a democratic government. None of these things have a gods damned thing to do with whether I'd have a beer with him.

It seems to me that "Would I have a beer with the guy?" transforms the election from a referendum on the Presidency of the United States into a high school popularity contest. What? The? Fuck? Have we really become this vapid, shallow, and stupid as a society?

are you the forum bimbo?

So asks the guy from Australia who celebrates his racism, and bigotry. Pal, any opinions you have on any subject are worthless, and irrelevant. Why don't you just toddle off, and make sure your KKK sheet is clean?

you progressive ladies assume and label.

You wouldn't even know what bigotry is.

Sure we would. Just look at the likes of you, who's angry that "dem blacks" are all "taking over" subdivisions, finding solidarity, but are put off by the idea of having to live next to one.

 

[OldLady]

Ya know, I was listening to "This Week...", and one of the "qualities" that the commentator was suggesting Trump can "work on" is "Do I wanna have a beer with the guy?" I don't really remember when this question first became a thing, but this has got to be one of the stupidest questions I have ever heard asked in American politics. Who cares if I like the candidate enough to have a beer with him. Look, I have a lot of friends I'm willing to go to the bar, and have a beer with, and guess what? Most of them I wouldn't trust to balance my fucking checkbook, let alone run the fucking country!

I don't want a guy I'm "willing to have a beer with". I want a President who demonstrates an understanding of global politics, who has a basic understanding of economics, and understands the principles of a democratic government. None of these things have a gods damned thing to do with whether I'd have a beer with him.

It seems to me that "Would I have a beer with the guy?" transforms the election from a referendum on the Presidency of the United States into a high school popularity contest. What? The? Fuck? Have we really become this vapid, shallow, and stupid as a society?

Yes.

 

[The Great Goose]

Ya know, I was listening to "This Week...", and one of the "qualities" that the commentator was suggesting Trump can "work on" is "Do I wanna have a beer with the guy?" I don't really remember when this question first became a thing, but this has got to be one of the stupidest questions I have ever heard asked in American politics. Who cares if I like the candidate enough to have a beer with him. Look, I have a lot of friends I'm willing to go to the bar, and have a beer with, and guess what? Most of them I wouldn't trust to balance my fucking checkbook, let alone run the fucking country!

I don't want a guy I'm "willing to have a beer with". I want a President who demonstrates an understanding of global politics, who has a basic understanding of economics, and understands the principles of a democratic government. None of these things have a gods damned thing to do with whether I'd have a beer with him.

It seems to me that "Would I have a beer with the guy?" transforms the election from a referendum on the Presidency of the United States into a high school popularity contest. What? The? Fuck? Have we really become this vapid, shallow, and stupid as a society?

are you the forum bimbo?

So asks the guy from Australia who celebrates his racism, and bigotry. Pal, any opinions you have on any subject are worthless, and irrelevant. Why don't you just toddle off, and make sure your KKK sheet is clean?

you progressive ladies assume and label.

You wouldn't even know what bigotry is.

Sure we would. Just look at the likes of you, who's angry that "dem blacks" are all "taking over" subdivisions, finding solidarity, but are put off by the idea of having to live next to one.

where are you getting all this from??? have you obtained copies of my secret KKK dossier?

because I've never displayed these sentiments you are labeling me with, lady.

 

[whitehall]

Funny that the left is worried about a successful businessman "balancing their checkbook" after seven and a half years of a guy who never had a real job and promised "hope/change" which turned out to be hoping you had any change left in your pocket after the crooked IRS (I take the 5th) finished turning your pockets inside out. My guess is that an inane "have a beer" question was posed by some idiot lefty like Chris Matthews or the Comedy Channel that the left seems to rely on for political analysis.

 

[OldLady]

I agree with you!
We have a president who "had a beer summit" in 2009 and a lot of good that did! Obama: It's not a 'beer summit'

I like you want an EXECUTIVE that has had experiences in hiring and YES FIRING incompetence!

And that's my problem right there. Neither you, nor Trump seems to understand that the government Is. Not. A. Business. When the Senate doesn't go along with one of his "brilliant" ideas, do you think Trump can "fire" the senators that won't "get in line"? If the Supreme Court hands down a ruling with which he doesn't agree - or a Supreme Court Justice (Ginsberg) says something he doesn't like - does he think he can "fire" them? No. The government is not a business, and you can't try to run it as if it were, otherwise, you will accomplish nothing.

We have an outspoken, very conservative governor with a businessman's background who has made uneducated decisions and downright ignorant comments that have taken our state backwards for several years. He is at this point not speaking to the press and he has completely stopped communicating with the legislature. He couldn't fire the people he didn't like and he is definitely pouting about it now. I look at Trump and see the potential of history repeating itself on the federal level.
Take a close look at what's been happening under Paul LePage if you want to see what a Trump presidency would be like. I am NOT kidding. You do not want this.

 

[Czernobog]

Ya know, I was listening to "This Week...", and one of the "qualities" that the commentator was suggesting Trump can "work on" is "Do I wanna have a beer with the guy?" I don't really remember when this question first became a thing, but this has got to be one of the stupidest questions I have ever heard asked in American politics. Who cares if I like the candidate enough to have a beer with him. Look, I have a lot of friends I'm willing to go to the bar, and have a beer with, and guess what? Most of them I wouldn't trust to balance my fucking checkbook, let alone run the fucking country!

I don't want a guy I'm "willing to have a beer with". I want a President who demonstrates an understanding of global politics, who has a basic understanding of economics, and understands the principles of a democratic government. None of these things have a gods damned thing to do with whether I'd have a beer with him.

It seems to me that "Would I have a beer with the guy?" transforms the election from a referendum on the Presidency of the United States into a high school popularity contest. What? The? Fuck? Have we really become this vapid, shallow, and stupid as a society?

are you the forum bimbo?

So asks the guy from Australia who celebrates his racism, and bigotry. Pal, any opinions you have on any subject are worthless, and irrelevant. Why don't you just toddle off, and make sure your KKK sheet is clean?

you progressive ladies assume and label.

You wouldn't even know what bigotry is.

Sure we would. Just look at the likes of you, who's angry that "dem blacks" are all "taking over" subdivisions, finding solidarity, but are put off by the idea of having to live next to one.

where are you getting all this from??? have you obtained copies of my secret KKK dossier?

because I've never displayed these sentiments you are labeling me with, lady.

Chick, they come from your own words on the signage thread that was supposed to be a bit of humour, and you took as an opportunity to rant about your hatred of black, and their "special communities"..

 

[BuckToothMoron]

Ya know, I was listening to "This Week...", and one of the "qualities" that the commentator was suggesting Trump can "work on" is "Do I wanna have a beer with the guy?" I don't really remember when this question first became a thing, but this has got to be one of the stupidest questions I have ever heard asked in American politics. Who cares if I like the candidate enough to have a beer with him. Look, I have a lot of friends I'm willing to go to the bar, and have a beer with, and guess what? Most of them I wouldn't trust to balance my fucking checkbook, let alone run the fucking country!

I don't want a guy I'm "willing to have a beer with". I want a President who demonstrates an understanding of global politics, who has a basic understanding of economics, and understands the principles of a democratic government. None of these things have a gods damned thing to do with whether I'd have a beer with him.

It seems to me that "Would I have a beer with the guy?" transforms the election from a referendum on the Presidency of the United States into a high school popularity contest. What? The? Fuck? Have we really become this vapid, shallow, and stupid as a society?

I totally agree with you. I have read some of your post, and based on that I wouldn't trust any of your drinking buddies to walk my dead dog.

 

[Czernobog]

Ya know, I was listening to "This Week...", and one of the "qualities" that the commentator was suggesting Trump can "work on" is "Do I wanna have a beer with the guy?" I don't really remember when this question first became a thing, but this has got to be one of the stupidest questions I have ever heard asked in American politics. Who cares if I like the candidate enough to have a beer with him. Look, I have a lot of friends I'm willing to go to the bar, and have a beer with, and guess what? Most of them I wouldn't trust to balance my fucking checkbook, let alone run the fucking country!

I don't want a guy I'm "willing to have a beer with". I want a President who demonstrates an understanding of global politics, who has a basic understanding of economics, and understands the principles of a democratic government. None of these things have a gods damned thing to do with whether I'd have a beer with him.

It seems to me that "Would I have a beer with the guy?" transforms the election from a referendum on the Presidency of the United States into a high school popularity contest. What? The? Fuck? Have we really become this vapid, shallow, and stupid as a society?

I totally agree with you. I have read some of your post, and based on that I wouldn't trust any of your drinking buddies to walk my dead dog.