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2016-05-26 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by badanov 2016-05-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 So edgy and courageous!

...opposition to Mr. Trump’s candidacy on the grounds that he is appealing to the darkest elements in American society.

Here I thought his problem is that he's appealing to the lightest elements in American society.

Posted by charger 2016-05-26 00:27|| 2016-05-26 00:27|| Front Page Top

#2 ...basest and most violent elements in society, who encourages aggression among his followers, shouts down opponents, intimidates dissenters, and denigrates women and minorities, demands, from each of us, an immediate and forceful response...

You mean those idiots that assaulted a Trump supporter in a wheelchair?

Fucking idiots disgust me. Try that again assholes. I dare ya. The only good you are to the world is as worm food.

Posted by DarthVader 2016-05-26 00:48|| 2016-05-26 00:48|| Front Page Top

#3 All the violence, bottle throwing, etc... at a Trumps rallies by those who oppose him is calling these 400 writers liars. Don't you just hate it when reality does that?

Looks to me like he opposes the baser, darkest, elements of society. (And I'm not talking about race.)

Posted by CrazyFool 2016-05-26 00:50|| 2016-05-26 00:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Too bad there is no longer Sov. U. We could've seen mass protests against Trump in Moskva.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-05-26 02:01|| 2016-05-26 02:01|| Front Page Top

#5 #CantReadNoMo

Posted by Skidmark 2016-05-26 03:58|| 2016-05-26 03:58|| Front Page Top

#6 I'll note the irony (hypocrisy) of Steven King criticising others for 'appealing to the darkest elements in American society.'

Posted by phil_b 2016-05-26 07:09|| 2016-05-26 07:09|| Front Page Top

#7 ...opposition to Mr. Trump’s candidacy on the grounds that he is appealing to the darkest elements in American society.

That would be The People, as in "We the People of the United States..."

How much the oligarchy (and its boot lickers) despises the general population is always not surprising. Of course, they've had no problem using them to defend their position and power by using the children of such lower caste to make the last full measure of devotion, while their own absent themselves from such distasteful dirty work.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-05-26 09:35|| 2016-05-26 09:35|| Front Page Top

#8 I've never heard of these writers; then again, I don't read paperback trash.

Posted by regular joe 2016-05-26 09:39|| 2016-05-26 09:39|| Front Page Top

#9 Hey Skidmark, you getting personal?

Posted by no mo uro 2016-05-26 11:36|| 2016-05-26 11:36|| Front Page Top

#10 Actually, it makes perfect sense. Most famous authors are dead. And dead people always vote democrat in USA.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-05-26 12:57|| 2016-05-26 12:57|| Front Page Top

#11 #BadWritersMatter or #BadWritersWanttoMatter

Posted by Cronter Omose4055 2016-05-26 13:55|| 2016-05-26 13:55|| Front Page Top

#12 This is a good first step. Now, can we get them all to sign a pledge to leave the country if Trump is elected?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2016-05-26 14:25|| 2016-05-26 14:25|| Front Page Top

#13 Transgressive, courageous & really good for sales to the chatting classes. They have risked so much for ???

Posted by Alpha2c 2016-05-26 17:31|| 2016-05-26 17:31|| Front Page Top

#14 It would be nice if the 'art' or 'cultural' capital of the western world moved to another country for awhile. Id' suggest France but their new overlords are unlikely to like transplanted artists.

Perhaps New Zealand?

Posted by rjschwarz 2016-05-26 17:58|| 2016-05-26 17:58|| Front Page Top

#15 It would only be an interesting story if any of these 400 not so famous authors had ever voted non-progressive in the last 30 years.

Posted by Airandee 2016-05-26 19:34|| 2016-05-26 19:34|| Front Page Top

#16 An old teacher is a poet laureate of my home state. He was ranting about Trump in one of his postings and I told him I would rather vote for The Devil himself than Hillary. He got rather irate. I don't give a flying F... I would vote Satan over her.

Posted by 3dc 2016-05-26 21:42|| 2016-05-26 21:42|| Front Page Top

#17 Imbibing the liberal bible?
The scribal's predictably tribal,
So mind your survival:
Your scrivening rival
Is probably liable to libel.

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2016-05-26 22:01|| 2016-05-26 22:01|| Front Page Top

#18 Anne Lamott
Cannot be bought.
I thought she was hot
But with dreadlocks she's nought.

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2016-05-26 22:15|| 2016-05-26 22:15|| Front Page Top

#19 Stephen King
Can't even sing
But he wrote
A very long note.

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2016-05-26 22:21|| 2016-05-26 22:21|| Front Page Top

#20 Conjunctions. Why do they hate me?

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2016-05-26 22:23|| 2016-05-26 22:23|| Front Page Top

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