US Presidential Election 2016

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LeTiss
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It's easy to dismiss Trump as a guy who simply fans the flames, Peter. However, let's not forget something here - political correctness will never solve the world's problems, especially when dealing with disconnected, deranged people - the ghost of Neville Chamberlain would tell you that. I'm already seeing the tree huggers on Twitter.......don't blame Muslims etc. Let's not also forget, our ancestors could have said the same about the Germans - not every German was a Nazi just because of Hitler, but if we'd sat back and done nothing, we'd be having theis conversation in German right now!

Trump is no fool
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Euler
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It seems politics swings from one extreme to the other over time, but somehow we continue to make progress against all the odds :lol:
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LeTiss 4pm wrote: I'm already seeing the tree huggers on Twitter.......don't blame Muslims etc.
Hey come on, man, trees give us air!

Air!!! :lol:
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LeTiss 4pm wrote:I'm already seeing the tree huggers on Twitter.......don't blame Muslims etc.
Maybe the tree huggers are more rational than you, Tiss. :lol: If a Jew committed an atrocity in the name of Moses, I wouldn't say let's blame other Jews. How about you?
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LeTiss
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Clinton is trading at 1.01 to be nominated, Trump is trading at 1.03

Yet, on the Next President market Clinton is 1.45 and Trump 3.70 - that is a book of 96%

Something is out of sync there
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CLOWNSHOES
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shakespeare wrote:
LeTiss 4pm wrote:I'm already seeing the tree huggers on Twitter.......don't blame Muslims etc.
Maybe the tree huggers are more rational than you, Tiss. :lol: If a Jew committed an atrocity in the name of Moses, I wouldn't say let's blame other Jews. How about you?
I cant speak for LeTiss but my views are closer to his than yours on this so ill give you my response.

You say 'A' jew, well theres been a terror attack in france every second month for 18 months running its not 'A' muslim at all. 55,000 UK based (mainly i assume)muslims downloaded a terror manual encouraging using trucks as weapons. To put that in perspective some estimates put ISIS ground troops in sham at only 40,000.

Is every muslim in the world a bad person ? Absolutely not. Should we take a much harder stance against the rogue elements ? Absolutely.
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Euler
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Turkey has joined in the fun now, so I can only see Trump's odds shortening as he rallies the troops.

History is funny, it's there for us to learn from. But we are doomed to repeats its mistakes.
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Euler wrote: History is funny, it's there for us to learn from. But we are doomed to repeats its mistakes.
.. groundhog day! (minus the redemption)
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gazuty
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Trump nominated.

I was wr, wr, wrong.

Let my long PC holiday begin.
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LeTiss
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LeTiss 4pm wrote:Clinton is trading at 1.01 to be nominated, Trump is trading at 1.03

Yet, on the Next President market Clinton is 1.45 and Trump 3.70 - that is a book of 96%

Something is out of sync there
I made a nice little trade out of that, especially yesterday!

Trump was trading at 1.01 to win the nomination, 3.65 to be President, and yet Republicans were 3.30 to have the next President - those prices were all over the place
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Euler
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Speechwriter has turned a -ve into a +ve

https://twitter.com/voxdotcom/status/75 ... 68/photo/1
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Euler
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Another terrorist attack, I'm pretty convinced now that Trump is going to win the election.
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Euler
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Waiting for some dirt to be dished on Hilary. That would move the price.
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CLOWNSHOES
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Euler wrote:Waiting for some dirt to be dished on Hilary. That would move the price.

Will be interesting to see if the Assange reports are true
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