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Re:I’m a Coastal Elite from the Midwest: The Real Bubble Is ... by nkassis on Friday November 11, 2016 @08:56AM (#12930606)
You can find his own words but he has said immigrants from mexico were rapist and murderers but some are good and repeated some. Talk about black voters as if they all live in inner city ghettos were walking in the wrong part of town will get you shot. Lauded stop and frisk a measure that was show to lead to racial profiling of African Americans. Selected a VP that believe conversion therapy (or some form of it) is a good way to cure homosexuality. This is a sample.
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Re:I’m a Coastal Elite from the Midwest: The Real Bubble Is ... by leereeves on Friday November 11, 2016 @09:43AM (#12930991)
Trump wasn't talking about Mexico in general when he made that comment, but Amnesty International was when they wrote:

> Mexico: Sexual violence routinely used as torture to secure “confessions” from women

> Sixty-six of the [100] women said they had reported the abuse to a judge or other authorities but investigations were opened in only 22 cases. Amnesty International is not aware of any criminal charges arising from these investigations.

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/06/mexico-sexual...

Trump spoke about an uncomfortable subject in an offensive way, as he often does, but if it opens the door to an honest discussion his un-PC remarks may have some value.

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Re:I’m a Coastal Elite from the Midwest: The Real Bubble Is ... by leereeves on Friday November 11, 2016 @09:16AM (#12930777)
His exact words are important, to prevent misinterpreting him or taking his statements out of context. Do you think you could find the words you mean? (I could only guess at what you mean.)

> You can find his own words but he has said immigrants from mexico were rapist and murderers but some are good and repeated some.

That was a comment about illegal immigrants, many of whom are rapists, both immigrants themselves and the people who bring immigrants to America.

80% Of Central American Women, Girls Are Raped Crossing Into The U.S. ... Rape can be perpetrated by anyone along the way, including guides, fellow migrants, bandits or government officials [0]

http://fusion.net/story/17321/is-rape-the-price-to-pay-for-m...

> Talk about black voters as if they all live in inner city ghettos were walking in the wrong part of town will get you shot.

I don't know what you're referring to here.

> Lauded stop and frisk a measure that was show to lead to racial profiling of African Americans.

His exact words are important here. What did he say?

> Selected a VP that believe conversion therapy (or some form of it) is a good way to cure homosexuality.

I agree Pence is terrible, but I've gotten used to terrible vice presidents. It's a powerless position that is usually a political dead end.

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Re:I’m a Coastal Elite from the Midwest: The Real Bubble Is ... by ptaipale on Friday November 11, 2016 @01:35PM (#12933020)
Regarding vice presidency: there was the occasion when VP Spiro Agnew resigned, and Gerald Ford was appointed under the terms of 25th Amendment, and then Richard Nixon resigned, and Ford became the President. So it's not always a dead end.

And considering that Trump is a) hated by quite many and therefore a possible assassination target, and b) oldest president-elect so far, it's distinctly possible that Trump wouldn't serve whole term.

On the other hand, Pence should act as an insurance for Trump against the more militant left: should they assassinate Trump, they'll get Pence as president...

Well, the assassination doesn't sound that likely. Many speculated that Obama would be a target for the white supremacists and extreme right. We haven't seen any openly reported attempts.

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