ETA: The linked article is a bit unclear. It seems the republican voter turned in two absentee ballots and then attempted to vote a third time, not second as the article states.
Thought he went through with his threat to shoot one.
Somebody on one of these Trump threads posted a theory about this, that I think explains this nonsense quite well. I’ll summarize it here:
Those 63 million projected their agenda on him, overlooking his obvious faults because he could deliver what they wanted from the next president. And those agendas fall into 3 very different categories:
One part are The Deplorables. They voted for him because they don’t like Muslims or Mexicans, either.
One part pinned everything on filling the Supreme Court vacancy. It doesn’t matter what else he does while in office – they need a Republican to fill that spot (which by all that is fair and good in the universe should have been filled by Obama)
One part was driven by economic anxiety. They feel deep-down that they’re getting hosed by globalism, and want to bring the jobs back. I really sympathize with this POV, but Trump was selling 100% bullshit on this one, and they fell for it.
There is another (likely small) category; those who voted for him as a “fuck you” to TPTB, never dreaming he’d win. A friend is in that group. His vote for tRump was similar to a vote for Mickey Mouse.
Interesting post on Reddit:
Donald Jr and Sr also started tweeting about the emails for the first time on the same day as meeting the Russians - 6/9/16 - and within the same hour as each other. - ButISentYouATelegram
It’s just more in the long ass list of proof that Trump is a no good two faced lying bastard… and always has been one.
and how sorry is this person now?
When DesertWife and I were active in the Libertarian party, Santa Clara county had paper ballots, the infamous punch cards that gave Florida so much trouble. Come election day each of the parties could send a representative to the Accuracy Board and four more to the Observation Panel. The former was paid and they would have to stay until the vote count was completed; the latter was unpaid and we could leave any time. The only people who ever showed up when we were active were a Dem, a Pub, and DW for the Board and me for the Panel. The other two Board members were there mainly so they could report trends back to their respective parties and it was the same two guys each time. We got to know each other pretty well and would take jocular jabs at each other (“So, how 'bout your boy <so-n-so>?” “He’s one of the ones we wish would shut up and go away.”). None of the other alternative parties sent anyone at all.
The Board members had to pretty well stick to the room where the ballots were being run through the card machines but I on the Panel could wander from there to the big warehouse where the ballots were being processed by hundreds of people. It was an involved process that I will describe if there’s any interest but as the flow on incoming ballots hit their peak and subsided folks would be dismissed until there was only a couple left to process the last few to trickle in.
One year the flow ebbed and ebbed until there was only one precinct that hadn’t delivered its ballot box. A half hour after the penultimate box had been processed, the Registrar called the Precinct Judge’s home to ask where he was. His wife answered, “Oh, he’s probably at <this address> with his girlfriend.” Siren screaming, a patrol car was dispatched to the address, two burly deputies pounded on the door, and frogmarched him to his car to unlock the trunk and retrieve the missing box.
Finally, about 90 minutes later than usual, the last ballots were counted and everybody could go home.
Very. Pretty much all he talks about.
So Orange Junior has released the alleged email from Rod Goldstone that specifically says that the Russia had information about Hillary BECAUSE THEY WANTED TRUMP TO WIN THE ELECTION. This is illegal interference by a foreign government in our election, regardless of whether or not the information turned out to be real. Donnie Junior, Manfort and Kushner ALL neglected to mention this meeting on their security clearance forms. And Rod Goldstone, on the night of the election, tweeted a picture of himself wearing a t-shirt that said RUSSIA on it.
Now, in the first place, who is Rod Goldstone that any member of the Trump campaign staff would take his input seriously?
And I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that, immediately after that meeting, on the same day, Donnie Senior tweeted his very first comments about Hillary’s “missing emails”.
These people are like bank robbers that brag about their crime at the local bar.
If you do shit like this you don’t tweet about it and you sure as hell don’t publicly post the emails.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy that he’s publicly confessed, but damn…
They should ALL go to federal prison, forever. And they can take the fat orange fuck right with them, because he knew. I have NO doubt in my mind, he KNEW.
Trump knew? It was only his son, son-in-law and Campaign manager. It’s not like it’s people that he was close to or anything. I mean, they probably hadn’t talked for years. He doesn’t even know them that well.
… meeting with this Russian attorney one floor below (or was it above?) the office that he was actually in at the time.
Every sane person knows that little trumpy went running straight to daddy with his magnificent scoop, but the Trumps are already lying about it. And supposed news organizations like Fox and Brightfart will wave their arms and proclaim:
Nothing to see here. (13 sec. youtube clip)
[QUOTE=Traitor Trump, Who Many People Are Calling A “Loser”]
My son Donald did a good job last night. He was open, transparent and innocent. This is the greatest Witch Hunt in political history. Sad!
[/QUOTE]
Poor old Dementia Donny. He can’t even keep abreast of his own lackeys’ excuses for his bad (or sick!) behavior.
According to the timeline, 15 minutes after the meeting, Donald Trump makes his VERY FIRST mention of Hillary’s “hacked 33k emails”.
Of course he knew.
Maybe slightly off-topic, but Andy Serkis reading Trump’s twitters as Gollum is hysterical. The reading in question takes place starting about 3:40:
[QUOTE=Trump Twit]
The W.H. is functioning perfectly, focused on HealthCare, Tax Cuts/Reform & many other things. I have very little time for watching T.V.
[/QUOTE]
Posted after 9 tweets including TV links in the last 2 1/2 days.
I think I still slightly prefer Mark Hamill’s readings as the Joker, but it’s a tough judgment call.