Trump Wins!

[Turd_Fergeson]

Love me some Mike Rowe. Oh and fuck all the fucktards who think their diploma has bestowed wisdom and enlightenment upon them.

@Mike Rowe

Pardon Me, But Your Slip Is Showing… Albert Samos writes…The media has recently been stating that Donald Trump’s key supporters didn’t graduate from college. They constantly refer to these people as "uneducated white men.” As an electrical contractor who happens to be a white guy with six employees but no college, I find this vaguely offensive and somewhat confusing. What do you think of the media characterizing people this way? Hi Albert If the media is referring to Trump supporters who happen to be male caucasians suffering from a lack of knowledge brought about by an absence of formal or practical instruction, than I guess “uneducated white men” is a fair description. However, if the Trump supporters in question are being dubbed “uneducated,” simply because they didn’t earn a four-year degree, I’d say the media’s slip is showing. Let’s assume that Donald Trump is indeed popular among white men who didn’t graduate from college. The first question is, so what? Is this information newsworthy? Obviously, thousands of journalists think it is. To your point, the words “uneducated white men” now appear in hundreds of articles about Trump. But if this is truly important information, where were these reporters four years ago? In the last election, an even greater majority of African-American males who voted for President Obama had no college on their resume. Maybe I missed it, but I don’t recall any headlines or articles that delved into Obama’s popularity among “uneducated black men.” If the media didn’t care about the lack of college among black men supporting Obama, why do they care so much about the lack of college among white men supporting Trump? Moreover, when exactly did a lack of college become synonymous with a lack of education? There are many ways to become educated that don’t involve the purchase of a diploma. Why would the media ignore thousands of apprenticeship programs, on-the-job-training opportunities, and all the other alternative educational options that have led so many people into so many successful careers? The answer is obvious - many in the press are looking for ways to impact the election. If a biased reporter can get away with labeling Trump supporters who didn’t graduate from college as “uneducated,” he can simultaneously imply that any ballot cast for Trump is the hallmark of an “uneducated” voter. If you’re only “vaguely offended” by this Albert, maybe it’s because you’ve seen it all before. Never mind the fact that you run a successful business. Never mind your years of training, your skill, your knowledge, your diligence, your commonsense, and every other quality that allowed you to succeed. In this political climate, none of that matters. These days, you’re just another white guy who never made it to college, voting for the “wrong candidate.” It’s impossible for me to have this conversation and not think of my grandfather. Pop never made it to college. In fact, he never made it out of the 7th grade. But he never stopped learning or studying. He started as an electrician’s helper, became an apprentice, a journeyman, a master electrician, a contractor, and then a small business owner. Later, as an electrical inspector for the state, he was responsible for guaranteeing the safety of hundreds of buildings in Maryland, as well as all the rides on the carnival midway at the State Fair. He was a modest man of real intelligence, admired and respected by everyone who knew him. But today, he’d be right there with you, Albert - swelling out the ranks of “uneducated white men.” Forget the election for a moment, and the medias role in it. The issue of what it means to be “educated” in 2016 has far greater implications. Right now, 5.8 million jobs currently exist that employers can’t seem to fill. Meanwhile, outstanding student loans will eclipse 1.3 trillion dollars this year, college tuition continues to rise, and once again, a new crop of deeply indebted college graduates will enter the workforce with none of the necessary skills to fill those open positions. Closing the skills gap and making college more affordable is beyond my pay grade, but it seems like we could start by reminding the media that a college degree is not the only path to success. It’s well and good to promote higher education, but it’s crazy to suggest the most expensive road to enlightenment is the best path for the most people. And it’s equally nuts to pressure our kids to keep borrowing vast sums of money to become “educated” in careers that no longer exist. On Dirty Jobs, I met hundreds of highly trained, highly intelligent, highly knowledgeable citizens who went on to prosper without the benefit of a university experience. These people should be congratulated, not used a pawns by reporters with a political agenda. I don’t care who you’re voting for - your college diploma - or your lack thereof - has nothing to do with the wisdom of your choice. Anyway Albert, that’s a long way of saying you have every reason to be “vaguely offended and somewhat confused.” The media has minimized your work, insulted your intelligence, and ignored your contribution to civilized life. Try not to take it personally. Just keep doing what you do. Run your business. Vote your conscience. Keep the lights on for the rest of us. And the next time some hack writer impersonating a journalist attacks a candidate by calling their supporters “uneducated” - simply because their base of knowledge isn’t memorialized on a sheepskin - send them this picture and tell ‘em their slip is showing, and one lousy hatchet job deserves another… Mike

[Yayyywork]

best mike rowe story ever

http://loudwire.com/mike-rowe-apologizes-metallica-james-hetfield-mistaking-him-lars-ulrich/

[klaudnine]

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a47924/donald-trump-raised-rent-campaign-offices/

According to HuffPost, new FEC filings from the Trump campaign indicate it paid Trump Tower Commercial LLC $35,458 for commercial space in March, when Trump was still largely self-funding. But as the months went by, up went the rent. By May, the same space in Trump Tower cost the campaign $72,800. Then it paid $110,684 on June 9, and $169,758 on July 10.

In total, the campaign paid $169,758 in rent during the month of July, HuffPost tells us, nearly five times what it paid in March.

[Yayyywork]

Running for pres the best tax fraud/ money laundering gig ever? Pretty slick. I mean is this shocking? Trump says his net worth changes based on how he feels, why shouldnt the rent he charges his campaign. He will certainly make some money off of this, much like the companies he ran into bankruptcy.

[Palantir]

Conservatives were so mad at what’s happening to this country under Obama. Just wait till they see 8 years of HRC rule.

[Ghibli]

No use pretending we are not as corrupt as any other nation. The pattern is always the same. Have we peaked? The election will tell. http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Columns/2016/08/25/Hillary-Lied-Withheld-Evidence-Traded-Power-Money-and-Could-Be-President

[Yayyywork]

@Ghibli

No use pretending we are not as corrupt as any other nation.

This is my favorite thing ever. We look at other countries and talk about how corrupt they are without any mention of the ridiculous crap thats been going on basically since this country was founded.

[igor555]

trumps doc

http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/things-said-by-donald-trumps-nutjob-doctor-ranked-by-h-1785827777?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

[system]

^ Haha, Trump surrounds himself with friends/family advisors, aka idiots.

[system]

Finally someone in politics just came out and said it, you don’t need a degree in psychology to call this one…

http://theintellectualist.co/ex-obama-aide-live-tv-donald-trump-psychopath/

[Turd_Fergeson]

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[Topperharley]

Trump could so be an 18 monther if he wanted to…

[Ghibli]

Conspiracy theory? The “bodyguard” supposedly is a neurologist. Has this been debunked? He recently “rescued” her during the coughing fit on her new airplane. This is getting weird if nothing else.

[Sweep_the_Leg]

^And the Clinton spokesperson blamed the coughing fit on allergies…which is weird when you’re in an airplane with filtered air. Not to mention they got seriously pissed at NBC for even suggesting something might be wrong with her.

Everything Clinton (and her camp) have done over the last few weeks has been wrong. They had this in the bag and instead they’re playing right into Trump’s hands while he’s getting better at not being an asshat.

[krazykanuck]

This election just keeps on getting better and better. Can’t wait for the debates!

[monkeyCFA]

Conspiracy theory- Hill dog knows that everyone hates both candidates and would rather neither wins so she’s trying to get people to think she’s sick so that they vote for her in hopes she expires in office and we get POTUS Kaine.

[Ghibli]

Can someone help this anti-intellectual, anti-science, American understand?

http://www.allenbwest.com/analytical-economist/ha-look-country-building-trump-wall-now

[Palantir]

^I’ll be happy to educate you - immigration from Mexico has shrunk significantly over the past decade.

[Ghibli]

^Anything else? My clap is getting better as well.

[igor555]

did anyone else notice trump has Palilalia