The Election Night Thread - Part 2

[Predator jp]

well at least Hillary won the popular vote.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

well at least Hillary won the popular vote.

Are these actually real tweets?

 

[MadVillainy]

Probably should either censor or delete those tweets from here because of the swearing

 

[Wise]

No one really overlooked that. Pretty much every president is corrupt in ways.

The issue is that for the first time in a long long time. The US have elected an openly racist, sexual predator of a clown criminal to run their great nation. Hillary is the much, much lesser evil of the two.

Here's just one part that's going to F up our beautiful planet.
Trump on global warming:

• Trump called global warming a Chinese hoax. He couldn’t have been blunter about this.
• Trump has said, straight up, he wants to scrap all the major regulations that President Obama painstakingly put in place to reduce US carbon dioxide emissions, including the Clean Power Plan. With Republicans controlling the House and Senate, he can easily do this. Pass a bill and sign it. Done.
• Trump has also hinted he wants to get rid of the Environmental Protection Agency entirely. “What they do is a disgrace,” he has said. If Congress agrees, he could readily scrap regulations on mercury pollution, on smog, on coal ash, and more.
• Trump has said he wants to repeal all federal spending on clean energy, including R&D for wind, solar, nuclear power, and electric vehicles. Again, with Congress at his side, this is totally doable.
• Trump has said he wants to pull the United States out of the Paris climate deal. There’s nothing stopping him. (Technically, the US can’t officially withdraw for four years, but for all practical purposes, the Trump administration could ignore it.)

I have a hard time believing that Trump or really any of the hard right wing GOP leaders actually believe what they say about climate change. In most cases these are smart people with good educations. They know that when there's an overwhelming independent consensus on an issue, that there is truth behind it.

They're just too afraid to admit that to their constituents. The onus is on the people to pressure the leaders of the country into instituting real change towards this issue. Public pressure got Nixon to launch the EPA, to start Affirmative action, to end the war in Vietnam. He didn't do those things because he wanted to, but because he was forced to bend to the will of the people.

 

[Manofplastic]

Lol the president himself puts it up but here there needs to be censorship? c'mon, for real.

 

[scifiwolf]

It's a clickbait society and we got a clickbait President as a result.

 

[MadVillainy]

Lol the president himself puts it up but here there needs to be censorship? c'mon, for real.

I mean it's been the rules since before Trump was president. I'm trying to help them out they can take it or leave it

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

It's a clickbait society and we got a clickbait President as a result.

This. I can't help but think the Internet and Internet culture played a hand in this victory.

 

[wobbly]

I forgot that one, punished into cryostasis for centuries.
He kinda looks like Dustin Hoffman.

Depends on the artist I guess. has this one been posted?

 

[Predator jp]

Probably should either censor or delete those tweets from here because of the swearing

sorry, somehow i missed it. edited out.

 

[Raiden]

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Some people's sense of authenticity literally trumped good sense and practicality. This absolutely reminds me of 2000.

 

[zeptron]

Apparently Hillary won the popular vote, but not the electoral vote. It's the 2000 election all over again, except this time we didn't have to wait longer to find out who won.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Apparently Hillary won the popular vote, but not the electoral vote. It's the 2000 election all over again, except this time we didn't have to wait longer to find out who won.

This is 2000 redux in so many ways. We as a nation learned not a damn thing.

 

[Raiden]

Apparently Hillary won the popular vote, but not the electoral vote. It's the 2000 election all over again, except this time we didn't have to wait longer to find out who won.

And just like 2000, there is no moral victory for the Democrats.

 

[SV Fan]

And just like 2000, there is no moral victory for the Democrats.

Anything to shine a light on the stupidity of the Electoral Vote is a good thing

 

[Dark Raven]

I don't think this is like 2000. There's nothing comparable to this election. Anything prior to this has been a walk in the park.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

I don't think this is like 2000. There's nothing comparable to this election. Anything prior to this has been a walk in the park.

There are a lot of similarities. Third parties siphoning votes, a popular vote that is at odds with the electoral outcome, emotion trumping reason...

 

[Dark Raven]

Did Clinton win the popular vote though? I thought she didn't even do that.

And while there may be similarities, this election is in a class of its own. It trumps everything that has gone before.

 

[SV Fan]

Did Clinton win the popular vote though? I thought she didn't even do that.

Not all votes are counted yet but the bulk of those are from California, Washington and Colorado

http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/president

Trump was up at midnight but as the votes slowly trickled in Clinton gained about 1M votes on him

 

[Dark Raven]

Congratulations to Mike Pence for becoming the 45th President of the United States, damn now I wish Kasich had said yes.

Why do you say that? Do you see Pence as actually running the country and Trump as just the figurehead who sits back and enjoys all the benefits and power?

Is that what everyone actually anticipates happening?

 

[Raiden]

Did Clinton win the popular vote though? I thought she didn't even do that.

And while there may be similarities, this election is in a class of its own. It trumps everything that has gone before.

Good Morning America said Hillary is ahead of Trump on popular votes as of 7AM Eastern Time.

 

[Dark Raven]

Good Morning America said Hillary is ahead of Trump on popular votes as of 7AM Eastern Time.

I don't think it was this way when I went to sleep in the early hours of the morning UK time. That would still have been about 11 pm US time.

 

[TheDreamMaster]

Good Morning America said Hillary is ahead of Trump on popular votes as of 7AM Eastern Time.

If true, than **** the Electoral College.

I got to wake up with calls from my parents, bragging on how they're pick one, and laughing about how sure I'd been Hilary would sweep this election. No hope people....no hope....

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Why do you say that? Do you see Pence as actually running the country and Trump as just the figurehead who sits back and enjoys all the benefits and power?

Is that what everyone actually anticipates happening?

Republican governor John Kasich's staff said they were approached to get Kasich on board as VP. They offered total control over domestic and foreign policy. When asked what Trump would do as President they were told he would be in charge of "making America great".

I **** you not.