Scott Adams endorses Clinton

[Angel Eyes]

Note the reason why:

http://blog.dilbert.com/post/145456082991/my-endorsement-for-president-of-the-united-states

So I’ve decided to endorse Hillary Clinton for President, for my personal safety. Trump supporters don’t have any bad feelings about patriotic Americans such as myself, so I’ll be safe from that crowd. But Clinton supporters have convinced me – and here I am being 100% serious – that my safety is at risk if I am seen as supportive of Trump. So I’m taking the safe way out and endorsing Hillary Clinton for president.

(Cf. http://www.armedpolitesociety.com/index.php?topic=51811.0)

Funny?  Or a sad commentary on the times?

[roo_ster]

Note the reason why:

http://blog.dilbert.com/post/145456082991/my-endorsement-for-president-of-the-united-states

(Cf. http://www.armedpolitesociety.com/index.php?topic=51811.0)

Funny?  Or a sad commentary on the times?

Or a Trump endorsement via bankshot.

[Angel Eyes]

Or a Trump endorsement via bankshot.

... or at least a condemnation of the violence.

[lee n. field]

Note the reason why:

http://blog.dilbert.com/post/145456082991/my-endorsement-for-president-of-the-united-states

(Cf. http://www.armedpolitesociety.com/index.php?topic=51811.0)

Funny?  Or a sad commentary on the times?

"yes"

The humor is too subtle for some.  I saw a poster on Freerepublic call Adams a coward for that endorsement.   Idjit.

[230RN]

His "I'm being serious here" remark induces the conclusion that the foregoing was not.  

I.e., a bankshot endorsement of Trump.

BUT, I believe he lives in sin with a woman and a cat (according to the postscript in one of his books) AND he lives in California. (Or did.  My latest intel is from that book, several years old now, and I don't read his blog.)

So, no offense to other individual CA-ians, but he is not to be trusted one way or the other.  Three strikes, you know.

But, seriously....

He IS right on in his observation of the strategy/counterstrategy of the opponents, and I guess the outcome will depend on whose Psyops/PR staff is smarter and faster.   

Terry, 230RN

[Jocassee]

"yes"

The humor is too subtle for some.  I saw a poster on Freerepublic call Adams a coward for that endorsement.   Idjit.

Your fault for going into Freeper territory 

[MechAg94]

The linked write up isn't very long.  The quoted lines above are from the end.  By the time you read the rest of it, you would not think to take him seriously as endorsing Clinton.  Pretty much dumps on Clinton and her supporters before claiming the safety/self defense position.

[seeker_two]

Probably voting Johnson....

[bedlamite]

Probably voting Johnson....

Nope.

http://libertyhangout.org/2016/05/gary-johnson-shoots-himself-in-the-foot-throws-out-austin-petersens-gun/

[Angel Eyes]

Probably voting Johnson....

You or Adams?

[lee n. field]

Your fault for going into Freeper territory 

Probably.   It's been pretty appalling lately.

[seeker_two]

You or Adams?

Adams. I'll be voting for Trump and not be a danger to Adams's well-being.

[Balog]

That's some high level narcissism on display there.

And I would be a top-ten assassination target in that scenario because once you define Trump as Hitler, you also give citizens moral permission to kill him. And obviously it would be okay to kill anyone who actively supports a genocidal dictator, including anyone who wrote about his persuasion skills in positive terms. (I’m called an “apologist” on Twitter, or sometimes just Joseph Goebbels).

[RevDisk]

If you read it, it's clearly talking about sensationalism in the politics. Or satire. Take your pick. He's saying he doesn't like any of them, but kind of finds Trump's persuasion skills very interesting. Considering that a NYC Democrat secured the Republican nomination by telling folks what they want to hear, he's not exactly wrong on that score. Also Hillary folks are threatening violence. Which they are. More Trump supporters are being attacked than Trump supporters are attacking.

I'm in the same boat. No, I'm not voting for Hillary. Planning on throwing away my vote on LP.

[makattak]

If you read it, it's clearly talking about sensationalism in the politics. Or satire. Take your pick. He's saying he doesn't like any of them, but kind of finds Trump's persuasion skills very interesting. Considering that a NYC Democrat secured the Republican nomination by telling folks what they want to hear, he's not exactly wrong on that score. Also Hillary folks are threatening violence. Which they are. More Trump supporters are being attacked than Trump supporters are attacking.

I'm in the same boat. No, I'm not voting for Hillary. Planning on throwing away my vote on LP.

Well, Trump is following the winning template for the Presidency. Make up crap on the fly, lie about your history and tell the people nebulous things that they will interpret in such a way that it benefits them.

Clearly 2008 proved no one cares that your history is completely contrary to the promises you make as a candidate.

I had thought that the Republican electorate was more erudite than that, but I was clearly wrong. All that matters is that the people get what their itching ears want to hear, Democrat or Republican.

[zxcvbob]

If you read it, it's clearly talking about sensationalism in the politics. Or satire. Take your pick. He's saying he doesn't like any of them, but kind of finds Trump's persuasion skills very interesting. Considering that a NYC Democrat secured the Republican nomination by telling folks what they want to hear, he's not exactly wrong on that score. Also Hillary folks are threatening violence. Which they are. More Trump supporters are being attacked than Trump supporters are attacking.

I'm in the same boat. No, I'm not voting for Hillary. Planning on throwing away my vote on LP.

I'll be presumptuous here; Trump obviously doesn't need my advice because he's doing quite well.  

He should hire a private police force to provide security at his rallies.  Announce that he's doing so because the real police just stand around and watch while the protesters physically assault his supporters.  The police tacitly support the criminals because they are on the same team.  There's video to support that claim.  Leak out info that his security folks are instructed to put down hard any protesters that get violent -- try not to kill them, but don't try too hard.  (broken bones are encouraged)

[Balog]

If Trump has any sense at all he's backdoor funding the protestors. Some idiots waving the Mexican flag while burning the American flag and attacking pretty white girls is literally the best possible publicity he could get.

[Perd Hapley]

He could do both.

[Angel Eyes]

He should hire a private police force to provide security at his rallies.  Announce that he's doing so because the real police just stand around and watch while the protesters physically assault his supporters.  The police tacitly support the criminals because they are on the same team.  There's video to support that claim.  Leak out info that his security folks are instructed to put down hard any protesters that get violent -- try not to kill them, but don't try too hard.  (broken bones are encouraged)

They can wear brown shirts, which will play right into the "Trump is Hitler" meme.

[Scout26]

Given the prior antics of the OWS and anti-G8/20 protesters, I have no problem believing that they are now Bernie supporters.  I doubt that Trump or his minions would be smart enough to create a black-flag operation like this.


Soros, Bloomberg, Sanders, and Clinton.   Yep.

[freakazoid]

I'll be presumptuous here; Trump obviously doesn't need my advice because he's doing quite well.  

He should hire a private police force to provide security at his rallies.  Announce that he's doing so because the real police just stand around and watch while the protesters physically assault his supporters.  The police tacitly support the criminals because they are on the same team.  There's video to support that claim.  Leak out info that his security folks are instructed to put down hard any protesters that get violent -- try not to kill them, but don't try too hard.  (broken bones are encouraged)

Or hire the Hells Angels to provide security...

[KD5NRH]

Or hire the Hells Angels to provide security...

Hire off duty TSA agents to control access to the protest areas.

By the time anyone gets in, Trump will have moved on to the next campaign stop.

[Jamisjockey]

I'll be presumptuous here; Trump obviously doesn't need my advice because he's doing quite well.  

He should hire a private police force to provide security at his rallies.  Announce that he's doing so because the real police just stand around and watch while the protesters physically assault his supporters.  The police tacitly support the criminals because they are on the same team.  There's video to support that claim.  Leak out info that his security folks are instructed to put down hard any protesters that get violent -- try not to kill them, but don't try too hard.  (broken bones are encouraged)

Yeah that's never been tried before....

[HankB]

They can wear brown shirts, which will play right into the "Trump is Hitler" meme.

Actually, if we're going to Godwin this thread, it's the protestors who should be the ones provided with brown shirts - their tactics of invading opposition rallies and shouting down their opponents mirror what Hitler's goons were doing in the early days of his rise to power.

Except Trump's supporters seem inclined to push back.

National socialism . . . Democratic socialism . . . just slightly different flavors of the same bovine excrement.

[French G.]

Or hire the Hells Angels to provide security...

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