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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 8 Sep 2016

    The Commander in Chief Forum was an embarrassment, but still enough to disqualify Trumphttp://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/9/8/1567797/-The-Commander-in-Chief-Forum-was-an-embarrassment-but-still-enough-to-disqualify-Trump …

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      1. Captain James Ahab‏ @CaptainAhabTX 8 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @dailykos intellectuals prioritize erudition/diction over instinct/ethics. Rapist/victim smearing grifters Bill/HRC ok to them.

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      1. Let's Master English‏ @coachshane 8 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        He's on his hii~~~gh horse, Get off your hii~~~gh horse! He's got a Hillary-looking, hii~~gh horse... (sung to High Hopes).

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      1. int%rmitt]nt sig^al. ...~!...))ACK.n34|&m4c(*.NAK.‏ @Auld_Mac 8 Sep 2016
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        His followers like him because of those things that disqualify him to rational people.

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      1. Scott Auerbach‏ @auerbachsd 8 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @dailykos shouldn't the moderator have had at least some military experience given the topic of the forum?

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      1. Baron Barlucci‏ @WhtchplVampire 8 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @dailykos ...they are both unforgivably unqualified

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      1. Willard Was Right‏ @VileJester 8 Sep 2016
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        An astonishing report from Perfectly Upside Down Land.

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      1. Bill Kelleher‏ @wjkno1 11 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        also see, Mindless Media’s Misinformation about Security of E-Voting Machines http://internetvotingforall.blogspot.com/2016/09/misinformation-about-security-of.html …

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      2. Jim Austin‏ @JimAustin45 8 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        The only candidate willing to defend America is disqualified precisely because he'll defend America.

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      3. Andrei Sopon‏ @andreisopi 9 Sep 2016
        Replying to @JimAustin45 @sapinker

        Defend America by sucking on Putin's Johnson? Ahaaa, got it...Oh and please say help to everyone in upside down land.

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      4. Jim Austin‏ @JimAustin45 9 Sep 2016
        Replying to @andreisopi @sapinker

        People hate @realDonaldTrump precisely because he doesn't suck up to America's enemies. Hilllary will bow to all of em

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      5. Andrei Sopon‏ @andreisopi 9 Sep 2016
        Replying to @JimAustin45 @sapinker @realDonaldTrump

        I'm sorry Jim, reality is calling but maybe some other time, who knows.

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      6. Jim Austin‏ @JimAustin45 9 Sep 2016
        Replying to @andreisopi @sapinker @realDonaldTrump

        Reality is pacifism is the denial of the right of self defense, thus they side with aggressors.

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      7. Andrei Sopon‏ @andreisopi 9 Sep 2016
        Replying to @JimAustin45 @sapinker @realDonaldTrump

        you know what, I'll bite. Do you consider Vladimir Putin to be an ally of the United States?

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      8. Jim Austin‏ @JimAustin45 9 Sep 2016
        Replying to @andreisopi @sapinker

        No. However, @realDonaldTrump is more likely to stand up to Putin than @HillaryClinton who's a weak, wimpy liberal.

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      9. Andrei Sopon‏ @andreisopi 9 Sep 2016
        Replying to @JimAustin45 @sapinker and

        Has Donald Trump been praising Vladimir Putin recently?

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      1. Vonnie Shallenberger‏ @Whitelionroars 8 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @dailykos If only his followers cared about stuff like facts and qualifications. Siiiiiiiiiiiigh.

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      1. Mark Bartlett‏ @MarkBSAE 8 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @Devilstower "A moderator hitting both sides equally may seem like they’re attacking your candidate" hit that on the head.

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      1. Alan Davis: “I’ve said too much already.”‏ @AlanJDavis416 8 Sep 2016
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        @Devilstower Would that it did.

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      1. temacube‏ @temacube 8 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @Devilstower Jesus what a bunch of knuckle heads on this thread. Apology tour for them to literacy

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