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Title: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: Angel Eyes on June 06, 2016, 05:54:48 PM
Note the reason why:

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

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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?
Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: roo_ster on June 06, 2016, 06:00:24 PM
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.
Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: Angel Eyes on June 06, 2016, 06:09:55 PM
Or a Trump endorsement via bankshot.

... or at least a condemnation of the violence.
Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: lee n. field on June 06, 2016, 06:21:56 PM
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.
Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: 230RN on June 06, 2016, 06:23:40 PM
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.... =D

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.   :facepalm:

Terry, 230RN
Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: Jocassee on June 06, 2016, 07:23:52 PM
"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  :P
Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: MechAg94 on June 06, 2016, 08:04:25 PM
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.
Title: Re:
Post by: seeker_two on June 06, 2016, 08:24:20 PM
Probably voting Johnson....
Title: Re:
Post by: bedlamite on June 06, 2016, 08:37:55 PM
Probably voting Johnson....

Nope.

http://libertyhangout.org/2016/05/gary-johnson-shoots-himself-in-the-foot-throws-out-austin-petersens-gun/
Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: Angel Eyes on June 06, 2016, 08:41:44 PM
Probably voting Johnson....

You or Adams?
Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: lee n. field on June 06, 2016, 09:07:50 PM
Your fault for going into Freeper territory  :P

Probably.   It's been pretty appalling lately.
Title: Re: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: seeker_two on June 06, 2016, 11:19:11 PM
You or Adams?
Adams. I'll be voting for Trump and not be a danger to Adams's well-being.
Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: Balog on June 07, 2016, 02:13:08 PM
That's some high level narcissism on display there.

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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).

Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: RevDisk on June 07, 2016, 02:23:39 PM
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.
Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: makattak on June 07, 2016, 02:54:00 PM
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.
Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: zxcvbob on June 07, 2016, 03:26:27 PM
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)
Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: Balog on June 07, 2016, 04:45:31 PM
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.
Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: Perd Hapley on June 07, 2016, 04:59:00 PM
He could do both.
Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: Angel Eyes on June 07, 2016, 07:34:04 PM
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.

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/SA-Logo.svg/135px-SA-Logo.svg.png)
Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: Scout26 on June 07, 2016, 08:04:50 PM
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.
Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: freakazoid on June 08, 2016, 05:44:13 AM
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...
Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: KD5NRH on June 08, 2016, 11:34:12 AM
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.
Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: Jamisjockey on June 08, 2016, 11:36:45 AM
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....

Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: HankB on June 08, 2016, 11:43:35 AM
They can wear brown shirts, which will play right into the "Trump is Hitler" meme.

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/SA-Logo.svg/135px-SA-Logo.svg.png)

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.
Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: French G. on June 08, 2016, 11:55:33 AM
Or hire the Hells Angels to provide security...
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Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: Angel Eyes on June 08, 2016, 01:45:31 PM
The Rolling Stones approve this message.

Jefferson Airplane does not.
Title: Re: Scott Adams endorses Clinton
Post by: freakazoid on June 08, 2016, 06:41:34 PM
The Rolling Stones approve this message.

After posting it I read up a little on the event. Apparently the concert goers were actually turning violent and the guy that was killed was on meth and had actually pulled out a .22 revolver and they think he was planning on shooting Mick Jagger or one of the other members.