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I think it goes both ways with the two candidates. I believe that Trump is also playing the political game here. I've seen examples of him saying things that ar

I think it goes both ways with the two candidates. I believe that Trump is also playing the political game here. I've seen examples of him saying things that are contradictory to things he has said in the past[^]. He does have skeletons, as every normal person does. I don't think he would want to go after Clinton on that basis. [^] Much of this information is shown by shows like Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, a show that I love to watch but have grown sick of the super obvious political slant it has. It was cool when Jon Stewart was doing it 10 years ago. That was fresh. It was funny when Colbert parodied it later but now that each of these three figures are now so obviously and unapologetically slanted toward a particular political view, it's become unappealing to me. So while I take in the facts as I can, I do have to remember that in each direction I face, I'm consuming propaganda. Edit: I hate you, markdown syntax.

mistermann 10y ago
> He does have skeletons, as every normal person does. I don't think he would want to go after Clinton on that basis. Do you know of any specifics? I think he probably has a habit of "objectifying women" which for most people would be the death of a candidacy, but I bet Trump can just shrug his shoulders when accused and that will be the end of it. Of course this will incense young liberals, but the general public is well aware that men and women are not identical and sexual innuendo, etc are facts of life and not the end of the world. For example, a lot of regressive liberals would equate being a cocktail waitress at a Trump party as the near equivalent of rape, whereas the waitresses themselves (I'd happily bet $$ on this) are falling over themselves for the next gig as it pays well and is fun. Pure speculation on my part of course. And yes, completely agree on the John Oliver schtick....maybe its bias but I sense a change in the effectiveness of this approach, people are tired of it.

mistermann 10y ago

> He does have skeletons, as every normal person does. I don't think he would want to go after Clinton on that basis. Do you know of any specifics? I think he probably has a habit of "objectifying women" which for most people would be the death of a candidacy, but I bet Trump can just shrug his shoulders when accused and that will be the end of it. Of course this will incense young liberals, but the general public is well aware that men and women are not identical and sexual innuendo, etc are facts of life and not the end of the world. For example, a lot of regressive liberals would equate being a cocktail waitress at a Trump party as the near equivalent of rape, whereas the waitresses themselves (I'd happily bet $$ on this) are falling over themselves for the next gig as it pays well and is fun. Pure speculation on my part of course. And yes, completely agree on the John Oliver schtick....maybe its bias but I sense a change in the effectiveness of this approach, people are tired of it.