# Donald Trump's 2016 General Election Campaign **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 4, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901 "2016-05-04T02:37:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 353
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7043 "2016-09-21T20:48:49Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Trump will propose a national stop-and-frisk law tonight](https://twitter.com/ajjaffe/status/778671095499087872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw). (the source is an NBC reporter. He will be proposing it on an already-taped NBC town hall tonight). > > [Not only has it already been ruled unconstitutional](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/12/new-york-stop-and-frisk-unconstitutional-judge), [it doesn’t work](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/08/21/12-years-of-data-from-new-york-city-suggest-stop-and-frisk-wasnt-that-effective/). What is The Constitution but a contract with The People, and he breaks contracts with people all the time, so what’s the big deal? ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7044 "2016-09-21T20:55:00Z")
> [@Pearl\_Clutching\_Provocateur](#): > > I think it’s awful you compare Reich to Pee Wee Herman. And voice is deeper than Tyson’s. You know, if you had come up with an even remotely less obvious comeback I might have considered changing my Pee Wee casting decision. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7045 "2016-09-21T20:58:03Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > So, on to taxes now? > > The analysis posted by Euphonius Polemic in post #6810 says "On a dynamic basis, all taxpayers would see an increase in after-tax income of at least 6.7 percent under the higher-rate assumption, or 7.9 percent under the lower-rate assumption. " That’s a good-enough reason to like Trump’s tax plan for me. I don’t have to be a millionaire to benefit from it. You’re right. You just have to value having $500 in your pocket more than the basic solvency of the US economy, and more than ensuring that the rich pay anything resembling a reasonable amount of taxes. In short: you have to be not only selfish, but _incredibly_ short-sighted. In other news, David Duke promised me 10 bucks if I vote for him. Sure, he’d lynch my neighbors, but why should I give a fuck about that? Ten bucks, baby! ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7046 "2016-09-21T21:43:12Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Trump will propose a national stop-and-frisk law tonight](https://twitter.com/ajjaffe/status/778671095499087872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw). (the source is an NBC reporter. He will be proposing it on an already-taped NBC town hall tonight). So… that’s at least one more answer to “What have you got to lose?” ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7047 "2016-09-21T21:59:33Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > … the rich pay anything resembling a reasonable amount of taxes. Just curious, are you able to quantify that with a statement like “I think the wealthiest 1% ought to pay \_\_\_% of the (federal / state / local) taxes”? What’s your number? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7048 "2016-09-21T22:04:11Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Trump will propose a national stop-and-frisk law tonight](https://twitter.com/ajjaffe/status/778671095499087872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw). (the source is an NBC reporter. He will be proposing it on an already-taped NBC town hall tonight). > > [Not only has it already been ruled unconstitutional](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/12/new-york-stop-and-frisk-unconstitutional-judge), [it doesn’t work](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/08/21/12-years-of-data-from-new-york-city-suggest-stop-and-frisk-wasnt-that-effective/). Really, Trump should stop pussy-footing around and go all the way; A national curfew for anyone of a darker shade than pantone xxxxx of 9:00 pm. Nobody of color allowed on the streets after that time. That should make his base happy. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7049 "2016-09-21T22:08:23Z")
“Your papers are in order, citizen. _Why_ are your papers in order?” ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7050 "2016-09-21T23:14:48Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > “Your papers are in order, citizen. _Why_ are your papers in order?” Raise your hands! (At inquest): Why did he raise his hands so quickly? ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7051 "2016-09-22T00:24:36Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Trump will propose a national stop-and-frisk law tonight](https://twitter.com/ajjaffe/status/778671095499087872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw). (the source is an NBC reporter. He will be proposing it on an already-taped NBC town hall tonight). My god, the Liberal Media knows no shame. When will the Lamestream Media stop attacking Donald Trump? Why can’t we all get along, set partisanship aside, and admit that Clinton is the literal incarnation of evil? > [@](#): > > [Not only has it already been ruled unconstitutional](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/12/new-york-stop-and-frisk-unconstitutional-judge), [it doesn’t work](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/08/21/12-years-of-data-from-new-york-city-suggest-stop-and-frisk-wasnt-that-effective/). The fact it doesn’t work factually isn’t the main point here. It works emotionally, which is what counts. It’s like how murder rates are through the roof and have been for twenty years, and how everyone is out of work and joblessness rates are soaring. Facts validate feelings. If they don’t, you’re a delusional Millennial who can’t face reality. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7052 "2016-09-22T01:06:49Z")
Will the media **finally** ask Trump or Pence if Joe Arpaio should be denounced or just branded as one of the “Deplorables”? Thank you. > **[Sheriff Joe Arpaio: I'm still investigating President Barack Obama's birth...](https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2016/09/21/arizona-joe-arpaio-still-investigating-obamas-birth-certificate/90743412/)** > > Arpaio speaks to the Surprise Tea Party Patriots, the group that asked him to look into President Barack Obama's birth certificate. > [@](#): > > Sheriff Joe Arpaio: I’m still investigating President Barack Obama’s birth certificate > > Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Tuesday vowed to the Surprise Tea Party Patriots, the group that five years ago petitioned him to investigate President Barack Obama’s birth certificate, that he was continuing the inquiry. > > “I’m not going to give up, and we’re looking into it,” he said. “I don’t know how it’s going to turn out.” :rolleyes: Trump should had extirpated that ‘joined to the hip’ boil ages ago. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Economist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c89c15/32.png) [@Evil\_Economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Economist)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7053 "2016-09-22T01:39:54Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > Trump should had extirpated that ‘joined to the hip’ boil ages ago. Or _vice versa_. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7054 "2016-09-22T01:43:50Z")
**PCP** has homespun American wisdom. That beats that egghead Reich’s book smarts any day! Mmmmm…now I want some scrambled eggs. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7055 "2016-09-22T01:49:02Z")
George Takei about Trump’s anti-muslim “round-em up” ideas and going for police state solutions: [https://twitter.com/GeorgeTakei](https://twitter.com/GeorgeTakei) [QUOTE=George Takei] I lived through all of this, only to see it rise again. When will we ever learn? [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7056 "2016-09-22T02:10:35Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > On the Google News front page right now: > > [Donald Trump spent more than a quarter-million dollars from his charitable foundation to settle lawsuits that involved the billionaire’s for-profit businesses](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-used-258000-from-his-charity-to-settle-legal-problems/2016/09/20/adc88f9c-7d11-11e6-ac8e-cf8e0dd91dc7_story.html). Remember, the Trump doesn’t even contribute to his own Foundation, the (tax deductible?) contributions come from his fans. > > [Trump refused to pay winner of a 2010 golf contest his $1M prize — and when mogul was sued, he doled out settlement using money from his charity.](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-258k-charity-settle-suits-businesses-article-1.2799475) > > The justice system is a failure if this serial fraudster isn’t locked up in prison. I like the item that was remarked by TalkingPoints about those golf shenanigans: [http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/it-s-even-worse-than-ripping-off-the-foundation](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/it-s-even-worse-than-ripping-off-the-foundation) > [@](#): > > Trump had a golf tournament and there was a $1 million prize if you hit a hole in one. Easy offer to make. Hole in ones aren’t very common. But a guy named Martin Greenberg did it, ironically on the 13th hole. Unfortunately Trump refused to pay up. > > The dispute turned on a seeming technicality: the rules said a hole in one had to travel at least 150 yards. And the Trump golf course folks apparently set the markers at the tee just under 150 yards. **It’s like something a carney pulls after you’ve obviously won the big stuffed animal.** Really, it is not only Democrats the ones that should worry about giving this guy presidential powers, but also Republicans. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7057 "2016-09-22T04:08:43Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > Just curious, are you able to quantify that with a statement like “I think the wealthiest 1% ought to pay \_\_\_% of the (federal / state / local) taxes”? What’s your number? “At least not less than they do right now so long as they continue to own an increasingly gargantuan share of the wealth and income”. Enjoy your 500 fucking dollars. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7058 "2016-09-22T04:47:04Z")
[One week after the Fraternal Order of the Police endorsed Trump, their executive director is criticizing him for not toeing the Blue Line.](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/donald-trump-tulsa-police-union-228497) ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7059 "2016-09-22T05:09:56Z")
[Democrats Hijack IRS Impeachment Hearing To Troll Trump](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/democrats-hijack-irs-impeachment-donald-trump_us_57e2a858e4b0e28b2b5170aa?section=) I especially love Congressman Luis Gutierrez eating Skittles the entire time. . ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7060 "2016-09-22T06:16:27Z")
Trumps real economic policy revealed. [Behind Closed Doors, Donald Trump's Adviser Explains His Real Economic Plan | HuffPost Latest News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-economic-plan_us_57c9dc5ce4b0e60d31df29ae?ncid=engmodushpmg00000003) Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk Pro ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7061 "2016-09-22T06:19:54Z")
> [@](#): > > I especially love Congressman Luis Gutierrez eating Skittles the entire time. Oh, my God, is he all right? ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7062 "2016-09-22T07:41:31Z")
Celebrities against Trump. Mark Ruffalo, the Hulk, promised to go naked in his next movie. [Important | It’s just a no-brainer, the election is far too IMPORTANT for you to think of November 8th as any other day. When you step into that voting booth, make... | By Save The Day | Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/savethedayvote/videos/1730153277235533/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901.md?page=352) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901.md?page=354)