kelownabomberfan

Do you have stats to support that statement re the decrease in Illegals? Just curious where you got that information from. I can ask my friend regarding the Democrat vote, but first the initial premise that somehow the Obama administration reduced illegals has to be proven. And then the point would also have to be made that until Trump came along, no one was even discussing illegal immigration, let alone solutions to the issue.

A 39-year-old man has been charged in connection with several sexual assaults that occurred at the West Edmonton Mall World Waterpark over the weekend. Police were called to the waterpark at around 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Officers allege a man followed and inappropriately touched six teenage girls while they were swimming at the waterpark “It’s fairly shocking,” EPS spokesperson Scott Pattison said. “It’s involved and traumatized six individuals and their families.” Pattison said all six girls were under the age of 16. “The girls were very courageous in coming forward and talking to the lifeguard, that’s not always the case,” Pattison said. Soleiman Hajj Soleiman, a Syrian refugee and father of six, has since been charged with six counts of sexual assault and six counts of sexual interference.

I will ask them. I don't think they will agree with your assessment that he's the guy making USA policy. I also don't think that they would concur on your assessment vis a vis the racism, misogyny and bigotry you profess exists.

Yes, I think that was part of it, but my one friend I just quoted seems to be more concerned about the border and the flood of illegals across it. I think the Democrats just ignoring that issue was to their detriment. As Canadians we are kind of sheltered by the US acting as a buffer for the illegal immigrant flow over the border. I realize that you guys are having a hard time with Bannon, but most of the US people I talk to don't know who is and care even less.

Here's one response I received when I asked a Trump supporter I know, directly, your exact question: So there you go. White nationalism? I don't know.

why don't you ask some Americans yourself why they voted for Trump. I think they would bristle at the very concept that they support white nationalism. But it's their country, so you should ask them, not me.

I get it, but yet the people I know didn't vote for Trump for any of those reasons. I think those are invented reasons by people who don't want to accept the fact that the Democrats alienated millions of people in the US. It's much easier to just call all of those people alienated by the DNC "stupid" and "dupes" and "racists" rather than look inwardly at what they did wrong, and what has to change to make their party electable. Right now the DNC is in a complete shambles, and seems to be moving backwards rather than forwards. Here's one guy who was solid DNC through and through, and now he's walking away. He explains why in this video. You can call him a "racist" or a "bigot", but I don't believe that he is alone.

Not sure who these shy Trump supporters are, but I think most Trump supporters out there are just keeping quiet. There is no point wading into any discussions as they are just shouted down, much like they were during the election itself. And if you bother to show up at a protest to show any support you are hit in the face with pepper-spray or smoked in the head with a flag pole. As I've said before, America is quite fractured right now, and both sides seem to be doing their darnedest to ensure that no healing is done whatsoever, as there appears to be zero interest in even trying.

The people I know who voted for Trump aren't racists, and I find it offensive that all people who voted for Trump are being generalized in this way. If you want to know why Trump won, this is one of the many reasons, the generalization that if you don't think and do as you are told by those who think they know best, you are a bigot or a racist or insert insult here. And it looks like those who were stunned that Trump won didn't learn a thing from the loss, and are still pointing fingers and making excuses rather than trying to grasp why they lost. Stop making these kinds of generalist statements about people just because they didn't vote the way you wanted them to vote. It is a losing strategy. Building bridges rather than burning them wins elections.

http://thefederalist.com/2017/02/06/16-fake-news-stories-reporters-have-run-since-trump-won/

That's a slippery slope though because it would then allow the Administration to sue the shit out of the media every time they post blatant lies. Trump gives up enough fodder on a daily basis to report the straight goods, but that hasn't been good enough for some over-zealous Trump-hating reporters out there. Every time someone like Josh Rogin of the Washington Post goes over the line it just legitimizes Trump's claims about fake news, and then he just tars everyone with the same brush. The "real" news gets lost in the shuffle. This may actually be a strategy of the Trump team, but it's a shame that so many in the media are falling into the trap. http://www.dailywire.com/news/13176/list-washington-posts-josh-rogin-has-big-fake-news-john-nolte

yes, like here in BC, where they stupidly put the HST to a referendum (and made it 50.1% needed instead of 66.6%) and we had to go back to the PST after spending billions converting to the HST. What a cluster-freak that was.

I thought this was pretty funny...

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN15G43U?il=0 Here's how the UAE sees the travel ban.

I am not sure how Milo's speeches are comparable to someone posting images of the President in a target, but I for one don't really care. If that's how someone wants to express their hate, go for it.

That skit stole the show for sure.

I wouldn't say that it was better than Scott Adams, just a different view. And I don't think they were very fair to Milo either. They are describing him through their personal prism/PC prism. I don't necessarily agree with what he says, but the fact that he is gay really adds a twist. The "progressive" Left really don't know what to do with him as they can't really label him. He's not a white supremacist, even though he gets called that a lot. What I didn't like was how UC Berkeley seemed happy that the event was canceled, and the violence was cheered on by a lot of people who seemed extremely hypocritical in their views, as they support free speech apparently, as long as its speech that they agree with. The thing is, if they just ignored him, Milo would probably fade away. The whole reason he is popular and receives so much attention is the hate and vitriol directed his way, and now the violent attacks by anti-Milo anarchists at his events are just adding to his popularity. He's going to get a lot more famous before he goes away, the way things are going.

Scott Adams weighs in on UC Berkeley:

http://www.snopes.com/bannon-leninist-destroy-state/

yes that Berkeley stuff wasn't cool, and I don't care what you think of Milo, that kind of reaction is never justified. Those people weren't protesters, they were anarchists. Same group that torched a Muslim immigrant's limo at the Inauguration and cost him $70,000. Violence is not the way.

Om Puri died Jan 6th. I liked his work in the Ghost and the Darkness...

The more it changes the more it stays the same.

They've been saying that for the 40+ years that I have been following Canadian politics. Seems to work on only the people who weren't going to vote Conservative anyway.

I have to admit I don't know much about her, which is why I said I wasn't sure she was the answer. If she is as good as you say I hope she runs for president in 2020 and the American people give her a fair shake. At least she won't have to worry about the Clintons destroying her campaign.