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...Susan Collins, Senator of Maine. A lifelong Republican says, get the fuck outta here, lol-as in, she will not vote for him.

3 reasons:

1) mocking disabled reporter

2) the "Mexican" judge

3) his comments against the Khan family
 
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trump will win because it looks like he can't, just like every celebrity endorsed the ''stay'' in brexit.
 
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every politician and celebrity were in tv commercials endorsing ''stay,'' the polls showed a solid victory for that side... then the people made their choice, surprise, all the experts had it wrong.

same scenario is being played out here, get used to it.
 

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trump will win because it looks like he can't, just like every celebrity endorsed the ''stay'' in brexit.

Less than 600 posts in almost 12 years, you obviously choose your times to post very carefully, but if the above is a "normal" sample, it's best if you continue in that vein.
 

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Surprised none of the anti-Rumps posted this open letter that was penned today by 50 Repubs. I would have posted it myself as it is newsworthy but I figured it would already be here as this story was all over the news this AM. Anyway I couldn't find it in tect so I converted it from a PDF:

StatementofFormerNationalSecurityOfficials.docx

STATEMENT BY FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICIALS

The undersigned individuals have all served in senior national security

and/or foreign policy positions in Republican Administrations, from

Richard Nixon to George W. Bush. We have worked directly on

national security issues with these Republican Presidents and/or their

principal advisers during wartime and other periods of crisis, through

successes and failures. We know the personal qualities required of a

President of the United States.

None of us will vote for Donald Trump.

From a foreign policy perspective, Donald Trump is not qualified to be

President and Commander-in-Chief. Indeed, we are convinced that he

would be a dangerous President and would put at risk our country’s

national security and well-being.

Most fundamentally, Mr. Trump lacks the character, values, and

experience to be President. He weakens U.S. moral authority as the

leader of the free world. He appears to lack basic knowledge about and

belief in the U.S. Constitution, U.S. laws, and U.S. institutions,

including religious tolerance, freedom of the press, and an independent

judiciary.

In addition, Mr. Trump has demonstrated repeatedly that he has little

understanding of America’s vital national interests, its complex

diplomatic challenges, its indispensable alliances, and the democratic

values on which U.S. foreign policy must be based. At the same time,

he persistently compliments our adversaries and threatens our allies and

friends. Unlike previous Presidents who had limited experience in

foreign affairs, Mr. Trump has shown no interest in educating

himself. He continues to display an alarming ignorance of basic facts of

contemporary international politics. Despite his lack of knowledge, Mr.

Trump claims that he understands foreign affairs and “knows more

about ISIS than the generals do.”

Mr. Trump lacks the temperament to be President. In our experience, a

President must be willing to listen to his advisers and department heads;

must encourage consideration of conflicting views; and must

acknowledge errors and learn from them. A President must be

disciplined, control emotions, and act only after reflection and careful

deliberation. A President must maintain cordial relationships with

leaders of countries of different backgrounds and must have their respect

and trust.

In our judgment, Mr. Trump has none of these critical qualities. He is

unable or unwilling to separate truth from falsehood. He does not

encourage conflicting views. He lacks self-control and acts

impetuously. He cannot tolerate personal criticism. He has alarmed our

closest allies with his erratic behavior. All of these are dangerous

qualities in an individual who aspires to be President and Commander- in-Chief, with command of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

We understand that many Americans are profoundly frustrated with the

federal government and its inability to solve pressing domestic and

international problems. We also know that many have doubts about

Hillary Clinton, as do many of us. But Donald Trump is not the answer

to America’s daunting challenges and to this crucial election. We are

convinced that in the Oval Office, he would be the most reckless

President in American history.

Donald B. Ayer

Former Deputy Attorney General

John B. Bellinger III

Former Legal Adviser to the Department of State; former Legal Adviser

to the National Security Council, The White House

Robert Blackwill

Former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Planning, The

White House

Michael Chertoff

Former Secretary of Homeland Security; former Assistant Attorney

General for the Criminal Division, Department of Justice

Eliot A. Cohen

Former Counselor of the Department of State

Eric Edelman

Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; former National Security

Advisor to the Vice President, The White House

Gary Edson

Former Deputy National Security Advisor, The White House

Richard Falkenrath

Former Deputy Homeland Security Advisor, The White House

Peter Feaver

Former Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security

Council, The White House

Richard Fontaine

Former Associate Director for Near East Affairs, National Security

Council, The White House

Jendayi Frazer

Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for

African Affairs; former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs

Aaron Friedberg

Former Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President, The

White House

David Gordon

Former Director of Policy Planning, Department of State

Michael Green

Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asia,

National Security Council, The White House

Brian Gunderson

Former Chief of Staff, Department of State

Paul Haenle

Former Director for China and Taiwan, National Security Council, The

White House

Michael Hayden

Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency; former Director, National

Security Agency

Carla A. Hills

Former U.S. Trade Representative

John Hillen

Former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs

William Inboden

Former Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security

Council, The White House

Reuben Jeffery III

Former Under Secretary of State for Economic Energy and Agricultural

Affairs; former Special Assistant to the President for International

Economic Affairs, National Security Council, The White House

James Jeffrey

Former Deputy National Security Advisor, The White House

Ted Kassinger

Former Deputy Secretary of Commerce

David Kramer

Former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and

Labor

James Langdon

Former Chairman, President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, The

White House

Peter Lichtenbaum

Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration

Mary Beth Long

Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs

Clay Lowery

Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs;

former Director for International Finance, National Security Council,

The White House

Robert McCallum

Former Associate Attorney General; former Ambassador to Australia

Richard Miles

Former Director for North America, National Security Council, The

White House

Andrew Natsios

Former Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development

John Negroponte

Former Director of National Intelligence; former Deputy Secretary of

State; former Deputy National Security Advisor

Meghan O’Sullivan

Former Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan

Dan Price

Former Deputy National Security Advisor

Tom Ridge

Former Secretary of Homeland Security; former Assistant to the

President for Homeland Security, The White House; former Governor of

Pennsylvania

Nicholas Rostow

Former Legal Adviser to the National Security Council, The White

House

Kori Schake

Former Director for Defense Strategy, National Security Council, The

White House

Kristen Silverberg

Former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations

Stephen Slick

Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for

Intelligence Programs, National Security Council, The White House

Shirin R. Tahir-Kheli

Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for

Democracy, Human Rights and International Operations, National

Security Council, The White House; former Ambassador and Senior

Advisor for Women’s Empowerment, Department of State

William H. Taft IV

Former Deputy Secretary of Defense; former Ambassador to NATO

Larry D. Thompson

Former Deputy Attorney General

William Tobey

Former Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security

Administration, Department of Energy; former Director for Counter- Proliferation Strategy, National Security Council, The White House

John Veroneau

Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative

Kenneth Wainstein

Former Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and

Counterterrorism, The White House; former Assistant Attorney General

for National Security, Department of Justice

Matthew Waxman

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense; former Director for

Contingency Planning and International Justice, National Security

Council, The White House

Dov Zakheim

Former Under Secretary of Defense

Roger Zakheim

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense

Philip Zelikow

Former Counselor of the Department of State

Robert Zoellick

Former U.S. Trade Representative; former Deputy Secretary of State
 

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Less than 600 posts in almost 12 years, you obviously choose your times to post very carefully, but if the above is a "normal" sample, it's best if you continue in that vein.

Sadly, that was far from his worst post.
 

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Surprised none of the anti-Rumps posted this open letter that was penned today by 50 Repubs. I would have posted it myself as it is newsworthy but I figured it would already be here as this story was all over the news this AM. Anyway I couldn't find it in tect so I converted it from a PDF:

StatementofFormerNationalSecurityOfficials.docx

STATEMENT BY FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICIALS

The undersigned individuals have all served in senior national security

and/or foreign policy positions in Republican Administrations, from

Richard Nixon to George W. Bush. We have worked directly on

national security issues with these Republican Presidents and/or their

principal advisers during wartime and other periods of crisis, through

successes and failures. We know the personal qualities required of a

President of the United States.

None of us will vote for Donald Trump.

From a foreign policy perspective, Donald Trump is not qualified to be

President and Commander-in-Chief. Indeed, we are convinced that he

would be a dangerous President and would put at risk our country’s

national security and well-being.

Most fundamentally, Mr. Trump lacks the character, values, and

experience to be President. He weakens U.S. moral authority as the

leader of the free world. He appears to lack basic knowledge about and

belief in the U.S. Constitution, U.S. laws, and U.S. institutions,

including religious tolerance, freedom of the press, and an independent

judiciary.

In addition, Mr. Trump has demonstrated repeatedly that he has little

understanding of America’s vital national interests, its complex

diplomatic challenges, its indispensable alliances, and the democratic

values on which U.S. foreign policy must be based. At the same time,

he persistently compliments our adversaries and threatens our allies and

friends. Unlike previous Presidents who had limited experience in

foreign affairs, Mr. Trump has shown no interest in educating

himself. He continues to display an alarming ignorance of basic facts of

contemporary international politics. Despite his lack of knowledge, Mr.

Trump claims that he understands foreign affairs and “knows more

about ISIS than the generals do.”

Mr. Trump lacks the temperament to be President. In our experience, a

President must be willing to listen to his advisers and department heads;

must encourage consideration of conflicting views; and must

acknowledge errors and learn from them. A President must be

disciplined, control emotions, and act only after reflection and careful

deliberation. A President must maintain cordial relationships with

leaders of countries of different backgrounds and must have their respect

and trust.

In our judgment, Mr. Trump has none of these critical qualities. He is

unable or unwilling to separate truth from falsehood. He does not

encourage conflicting views. He lacks self-control and acts

impetuously. He cannot tolerate personal criticism. He has alarmed our

closest allies with his erratic behavior. All of these are dangerous

qualities in an individual who aspires to be President and Commander- in-Chief, with command of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

We understand that many Americans are profoundly frustrated with the

federal government and its inability to solve pressing domestic and

international problems. We also know that many have doubts about

Hillary Clinton, as do many of us. But Donald Trump is not the answer

to America’s daunting challenges and to this crucial election. We are

convinced that in the Oval Office, he would be the most reckless

President in American history.

Donald B. Ayer

Former Deputy Attorney General

John B. Bellinger III

Former Legal Adviser to the Department of State; former Legal Adviser

to the National Security Council, The White House

Robert Blackwill

Former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Planning, The

White House

Michael Chertoff

Former Secretary of Homeland Security; former Assistant Attorney

General for the Criminal Division, Department of Justice

Eliot A. Cohen

Former Counselor of the Department of State

Eric Edelman

Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; former National Security

Advisor to the Vice President, The White House

Gary Edson

Former Deputy National Security Advisor, The White House

Richard Falkenrath

Former Deputy Homeland Security Advisor, The White House

Peter Feaver

Former Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security

Council, The White House

Richard Fontaine

Former Associate Director for Near East Affairs, National Security

Council, The White House

Jendayi Frazer

Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for

African Affairs; former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs

Aaron Friedberg

Former Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President, The

White House

David Gordon

Former Director of Policy Planning, Department of State

Michael Green

Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asia,

National Security Council, The White House

Brian Gunderson

Former Chief of Staff, Department of State

Paul Haenle

Former Director for China and Taiwan, National Security Council, The

White House

Michael Hayden

Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency; former Director, National

Security Agency

Carla A. Hills

Former U.S. Trade Representative

John Hillen

Former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs

William Inboden

Former Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security

Council, The White House

Reuben Jeffery III

Former Under Secretary of State for Economic Energy and Agricultural

Affairs; former Special Assistant to the President for International

Economic Affairs, National Security Council, The White House

James Jeffrey

Former Deputy National Security Advisor, The White House

Ted Kassinger

Former Deputy Secretary of Commerce

David Kramer

Former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and

Labor

James Langdon

Former Chairman, President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, The

White House

Peter Lichtenbaum

Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration

Mary Beth Long

Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs

Clay Lowery

Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs;

former Director for International Finance, National Security Council,

The White House

Robert McCallum

Former Associate Attorney General; former Ambassador to Australia

Richard Miles

Former Director for North America, National Security Council, The

White House

Andrew Natsios

Former Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development

John Negroponte

Former Director of National Intelligence; former Deputy Secretary of

State; former Deputy National Security Advisor

Meghan O’Sullivan

Former Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan

Dan Price

Former Deputy National Security Advisor

Tom Ridge

Former Secretary of Homeland Security; former Assistant to the

President for Homeland Security, The White House; former Governor of

Pennsylvania

Nicholas Rostow

Former Legal Adviser to the National Security Council, The White

House

Kori Schake

Former Director for Defense Strategy, National Security Council, The

White House

Kristen Silverberg

Former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations

Stephen Slick

Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for

Intelligence Programs, National Security Council, The White House

Shirin R. Tahir-Kheli

Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for

Democracy, Human Rights and International Operations, National

Security Council, The White House; former Ambassador and Senior

Advisor for Women’s Empowerment, Department of State

William H. Taft IV

Former Deputy Secretary of Defense; former Ambassador to NATO

Larry D. Thompson

Former Deputy Attorney General

William Tobey

Former Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security

Administration, Department of Energy; former Director for Counter- Proliferation Strategy, National Security Council, The White House

John Veroneau

Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative

Kenneth Wainstein

Former Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and

Counterterrorism, The White House; former Assistant Attorney General

for National Security, Department of Justice

Matthew Waxman

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense; former Director for

Contingency Planning and International Justice, National Security

Council, The White House

Dov Zakheim

Former Under Secretary of Defense

Roger Zakheim

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense

Philip Zelikow

Former Counselor of the Department of State

Robert Zoellick

Former U.S. Trade Representative; former Deputy Secretary of State


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Susan Collins is a woman of decency and integrity, and has always represented the sane part of the R party well. May her ranks swell.

GOP senator Susan Collins: Why I cannot support Trump



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Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
By Susan Collins August 8 at 9:00 PM
The writer, a Republican, represents Maine in the Senate.





I will not be voting for Donald Trump for president. This is not a decision I make lightly, for I am a lifelong Republican. But Donald Trump does not reflect historical Republican values nor the inclusive approach to governing that is critical to healing the divisions in our country.
When the primary season started, it soon became apparent that, much like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mr. Trump was connecting with many Americans who felt that their voices were not being heard in Washington and who were tired of political correctness. But rejecting the conventions of political correctness is different from showing complete disregard for common decency. Mr. Trump did not stop with shedding the stilted campaign dialogue that often frustrates voters. Instead, he opted for a constant stream of denigrating comments, including demeaning Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) heroic military service and repeatedly insulting Fox News host Megyn Kelly.
With the passage of time, I have become increasingly dismayed by his constant stream of cruel comments and his inability to admit error or apologize. But it was his attacks directed at people who could not respond on an equal footing — either because they do not share his power or stature or because professional responsibility precluded them from engaging at such a level — that revealed Mr. Trump as unworthy of being our president.

[When it comes to Trump, a Republican Treasury secretary says: Choose country over party]
My conclusion about Mr. Trump’s unsuitability for office is based on his disregard for the precept of treating others with respect, an idea that should transcend politics. Instead, he opts to mock the vulnerable and inflame prejudices by attacking ethnic and religious minorities. Three incidents in particular have led me to the inescapable conclusion that Mr. Trump lacks the temperament, self-discipline and judgment required to be president.
The first was his mocking of a reporter with disabilities, a shocking display that did not receive the scrutiny it deserved. I kept expecting Mr. Trump to apologize, at least privately, but he did not, instead denying that he had done what seemed undeniable to anyone who watched the video. At the time, I hoped that this was a terrible lapse, not a pattern of abuse.
The second was Mr. Trump’s repeated insistence that Gonzalo Curiel, a federal judge born and raised in Indiana, could not rule fairly in a case involving Trump University because of his Mexican heritage. For Mr. Trump to insist that Judge Curiel would be biased because of his ethnicity demonstrated a profound lack of respect not only for the judge but also for our constitutional separation of powers, the very foundation of our form of government. Again, I waited in vain for Mr. Trump to retract his words.
Here's what happened after Khizr Khan's Democratic convention speech


Khizr and Ghazala Khan, whose son was killed while serving in Iraq, stood before the Democratic convention on Thursday, July 28 and blasted Donald Trump's rhetoric on Muslims and immigrants. Here's what happened next. (Monica Akhtar/The Washington Post)

Third was Donald Trump’s criticism of the grieving parents of Army Capt. Humayun Khan, who was killed in Iraq. It is inconceivable that anyone, much less a presidential candidate, would attack two Gold Star parents. Rather than honoring their sacrifice and recognizing their pain, Mr. Trump disparaged the religion of the family of an American hero. And once again, he proved incapable of apologizing, of saying he was wrong.


I am also deeply concerned that Mr. Trump’s lack of self-restraint and his barrage of ill-informed comments would make an already perilous world even more so. It is reckless for a presidential candidate to publicly raise doubts about honoring treaty commitments with our allies. Mr. Trump’s tendency to lash out when challenged further escalates the possibility of disputes spinning dangerously out of control.
[Ghazala Khan: Trump criticized my silence. He knows nothing about true sacrifice.]
I had hoped that we would see a “new” Donald Trump as a general-election candidate — one who would focus on jobs and the economy, tone down his rhetoric, develop more thoughtful policies and, yes, apologize for ill-tempered rants. But the unpleasant reality that I have had to accept is that there will be no “new” Donald Trump, just the same candidate who will slash and burn and trample anything and anyone he perceives as being in his way or an easy scapegoat. Regrettably, his essential character appears to be fixed, and he seems incapable of change or growth.
At the same time, I realize that Mr. Trump’s success reflects profound discontent in this country, particularly among those who feel left behind by an unbalanced economy and who wonder whether their children will have a better life than their parents. As we have seen with the dissatisfaction with both major- party nominees — neither of whom I support — these passions are real and the public will demand action.
Some will say that as a Republican I have an obligation to support my party’s nominee. I have thought long and hard about that, for being a Republican is part of what defines me as a person. I revere the history of my party, most particularly the value it has always placed on the worth and dignity of the individual, and I will continue to work across the country for Republican candidates. It is because of Mr. Trump’s inability and unwillingness to honor that legacy that I am unable to support his candidacy.
 
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Only the brain dead will vote for Hillary....Most will sit this one out....The lines at the polls will be for Trumps extremely intellgent & sensable voters and a few brain dead Hillary sheep still collecting those welfare checks...Baaaaaaaaahh
 

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