moda0306 wrote:
This glass isn't festive enough. When I'm President, it'll look like wrapping paper and be filled with eggnog and a drop of Edward Snowden's blood. We will be all wishing each other a Merry Christmas, and if you say anything else you'll be arrested (unless its Feliz Navidad, in which case you'll be deported).
Did Trump make some remarks about Snowden that led you to conclude he'd like to see a drop of his blood in your holiday Egg Nog? Honestly, I haven't been paying that much attention but if he said something like that then he's not getting my vote.
I did see him say something about not being ashamed to say Merry Christmas which is fine with me but if he really thinks anybody who disagrees should be arrested - well, I don't agree with that.
As most of these things are, I was exaggerating. I don't think Trump is actually calling for the arrest of those not saying Merry Christmas... but of course his usual style is to make a ridiculous comment and leave the media guessing what he really means.
Here's what he said about Snowden:
“I think Snowden is a terrible threat, I think he’s a terrible traitor, and you know what we used to do in the good old days when we were a strong country — you know what we used to do to traitors, right?"
He's said other very hateful things about him, showing me he is a pretty pathetic candidate when it comes to civil liberties, and therefore likely a bigger threat to America than all of the brown people he wants to kick out. But I digress...
"Men did not make the earth. It is the value of the improvements only, and not the earth itself, that is individual property. Every proprietor owes to the community a ground rent for the land which he holds."
Fred wrote:
Did Trump make some remarks about Snowden that led you to conclude he'd like to see a drop of his blood in your holiday Egg Nog? Honestly, I haven't been paying that much attention but if he said something like that then he's not getting my vote.
I did see him say something about not being ashamed to say Merry Christmas which is fine with me but if he really thinks anybody who disagrees should be arrested - well, I don't agree with that.
Modaist, part two:
"Forget the glass, Edward Snowden is still referred to as a dangerous criminal and the NSA has unbridled discretion to spy on innocent Americans! Why are we even still discussing this stupid glass and how much water in it? If it doesn't relate to NSA spying or Edward Snowden, who cares!?!?! Anyone who isn't immediately in favor of letting Snowden back in and dismantling the NSA is an evil warmongering neocon fascist!!!!!"
Pointed Stickist:
"The glass should be left alone, regardless of how much water is in it. Human beings should not try to manipulate water-levels. When we try to get too hands-on and manipulate the level of... Wait a minute, there's a rich, well-dressed, successful water salesmen with a comb-over at the door!! 'Hello... uh huh... yep... ok.... Why yes sir, please... please fill up this glass over hear... it was really annoying me that it was only half full anyway... I don't have much to pay you though... all I have is this crusty set of Harry Browne, Ayn Rand, and Von Mises books that I was gonna burn. Would you take those in return?'
Oh I'm sorry... you were saying something about water? Oh yeah I'm pretty sure that guy said something about being able to get us bullet trains powered by water, nuclear waste, the tears of Mexican mothers, and the blood of Edward Snowden. This full glass of water is my stake in the future of America!"
I hope you know I am doing this all in good fun.
"Men did not make the earth. It is the value of the improvements only, and not the earth itself, that is individual property. Every proprietor owes to the community a ground rent for the land which he holds."
