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1.  We could organize our wiki editors to create/expand conservative articles in order to feature them on the Twitter feed.

1.  We could organize our wiki editors to create/expand conservative articles in order to feature them on the Twitter feed.

2. Twitter is popular among conservatives. This book shows people how to attract 200 Twitter fans every single day: http://www.amazon.com/Twitter-Followers-Step---Step-guaranteed-ebook/dp/B00KEX694O/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1417623658&sr=8-3&keywords=twitter+marketing  The book is only $1.00 and it should be easy to implement. If it was implemented, the Twitter account would go from 10,000 Twitter fans/followers to 83,000 fans/followers in one year.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 11:30, 3 December 2014 (EST)

2. Twitter is popular among conservatives. This book shows people how to attract 200 Twitter fans every single day: https://www.amazon.com/Twitter-Followers-Step---Step-guaranteed-ebook/dp/B00KEX694O/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1417623658&sr=8-3&keywords=twitter+marketing  The book is only $1.00 and it should be easy to implement. If it was implemented, the Twitter account would go from 10,000 Twitter fans/followers to 83,000 fans/followers in one year.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 11:30, 3 December 2014 (EST)

:Has anyone considered taking out some modest ($50-$100) number of Facebook advertising? We could use it to drive traffic to the site and to recruit new editors. Thanks, [[User:Wschact|Wschact]] 05:34, 15 December 2014 (EST)

:Has anyone considered taking out some modest ($50-$100) number of Facebook advertising? We could use it to drive traffic to the site and to recruit new editors. Thanks, [[User:Wschact|Wschact]] 05:34, 15 December 2014 (EST)

::Wschact, create a web page called [[Conservapedia: New editors wanted]] which I will feature on the main page. I can also talk to Andy about various ways to drive traffic to the page like online advertising, etc.   

::Wschact, create a web page called [[Conservapedia: New editors wanted]] which I will feature on the main page. I can also talk to Andy about various ways to drive traffic to the page like online advertising, etc.   

On January 12, [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] left a message on my talk page about a sentence that I posted above on 02:32, 5 January 2015 (EST).  Basically, I argue that being a Conservative means working within society to build a social structure that promotes individual freedom and liberty while using government in a prudent fashion when necessary.  I feel that certain extreme people are trying to scare prospective followers into leaving society '''now''' to live alone in a lightly populated area outside of the fabric of society.  (This is a separate question from being prepared should society fail due to some crisis or catastrophe.)  A conservative perspective should help us learn how to live together with wisdom, rather than endorse a viewpoint that assumes that society will fall apart completely very soon.  So, I enthusiastically endorse covering '''all''' human knowledge including mountains, eskimo culture, and even guns.  However, under Conservapedia Commandment #5, those article should be written without bias, including bias that advocates that people should leave society '''now''' to anticipate the imminent collapse of American society.  I am sorry if my remarks were not clear. I know we both believe in Conservapedia Commandment #5 and don't see any difference in our policy objective. I am putting my energy into building a better encyclopedia within a constantly improving American society, rather than advocating a withdrawal from society based on the assumption that American society will fail soon. [[User:Wschact|Wschact]] 21:36, 12 January 2015 (EST)

On January 12, [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] left a message on my talk page about a sentence that I posted above on 02:32, 5 January 2015 (EST).  Basically, I argue that being a Conservative means working within society to build a social structure that promotes individual freedom and liberty while using government in a prudent fashion when necessary.  I feel that certain extreme people are trying to scare prospective followers into leaving society '''now''' to live alone in a lightly populated area outside of the fabric of society.  (This is a separate question from being prepared should society fail due to some crisis or catastrophe.)  A conservative perspective should help us learn how to live together with wisdom, rather than endorse a viewpoint that assumes that society will fall apart completely very soon.  So, I enthusiastically endorse covering '''all''' human knowledge including mountains, eskimo culture, and even guns.  However, under Conservapedia Commandment #5, those article should be written without bias, including bias that advocates that people should leave society '''now''' to anticipate the imminent collapse of American society.  I am sorry if my remarks were not clear. I know we both believe in Conservapedia Commandment #5 and don't see any difference in our policy objective. I am putting my energy into building a better encyclopedia within a constantly improving American society, rather than advocating a withdrawal from society based on the assumption that American society will fail soon. [[User:Wschact|Wschact]] 21:36, 12 January 2015 (EST)

:Did the 1929 Great Depression in the USA happen unexpectedly to many people? Did many people experience great hardship during the Great Depression? Has the US government, which is 13 trillion dollars in debt and engaged in a lot of money printing, nullified the business cycle and immune from the laws of economics? Are there reputable economists who believe that very seriously harmful, black swan events can still happen to modern economies?[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703791804575439562361453200][http://blogs.wsj.com/experts/2015/01/08/how-falling-oil-prices-makes-a-black-swan-event-more-likely/] Did liberal economist community predict the 2007 economic crisis or did the conservative [[Austrian School of Economics|Austrian school of economics]] much better predict it?[http://wiki.mises.org/wiki/Austrian_predictions][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMAM1_96GSc] Which liberal economics department at a major university predicted the 2007 economic downturn and made a public announcement beforehand? Is the correct answer none of them did? Are many Austrian economists predicting an extremely serious economic downturn? Are there respected financial analysts (often from the Austrian school) with strong track records predicting an extremely serious US economic downturn?[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e8GMfjgE58]

:Did the 1929 Great Depression in the USA happen unexpectedly to many people? Did many people experience great hardship during the Great Depression? Has the US government, which is 13 trillion dollars in debt and engaged in a lot of money printing, nullified the business cycle and immune from the laws of economics? Are there reputable economists who believe that very seriously harmful, black swan events can still happen to modern economies?[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703791804575439562361453200][https://blogs.wsj.com/experts/2015/01/08/how-falling-oil-prices-makes-a-black-swan-event-more-likely/] Did liberal economist community predict the 2007 economic crisis or did the conservative [[Austrian School of Economics|Austrian school of economics]] much better predict it?[http://wiki.mises.org/wiki/Austrian_predictions][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMAM1_96GSc] Which liberal economics department at a major university predicted the 2007 economic downturn and made a public announcement beforehand? Is the correct answer none of them did? Are many Austrian economists predicting an extremely serious economic downturn? Are there respected financial analysts (often from the Austrian school) with strong track records predicting an extremely serious US economic downturn?[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e8GMfjgE58]

:Does Conservapedia have a worldwide audience? Is English fluency common in the world? Are most Christian conservatives outside the [[Western World]] (see: [[Global Christianity]])? Are conditions often difficult in developing countries where many Christian conservatives live and would survival skills be useful to these people?  

:Does Conservapedia have a worldwide audience? Is English fluency common in the world? Are most Christian conservatives outside the [[Western World]] (see: [[Global Christianity]])? Are conditions often difficult in developing countries where many Christian conservatives live and would survival skills be useful to these people?  

==Trump==

==Trump==

[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/421045/donald-trump-fraud?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=referral This article] does a good job of taking Trump apart. The man is a fake, through and through. He supported an immigration amnesty in 2012, abortion in 1999, and was a "good friend" of Hillary as recently as 2008. Boasting about how rich you are rarely goes over well. Too many people find Trump's personality grating for him to be a plausible candidate in the general election.[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/2016_presidential_race.html] [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] 23:41, 13 July 2015 (EDT)

[https://www.nationalreview.com/article/421045/donald-trump-fraud?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=referral This article] does a good job of taking Trump apart. The man is a fake, through and through. He supported an immigration amnesty in 2012, abortion in 1999, and was a "good friend" of Hillary as recently as 2008. Boasting about how rich you are rarely goes over well. Too many people find Trump's personality grating for him to be a plausible candidate in the general election.[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/2016_presidential_race.html] [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] 23:41, 13 July 2015 (EDT)

:Too many people find Hillary an acceptable candidate. The GOP needs more Trumps do to its spineless modern day leaders. Plus, he seems to have a receptive following at the moment. I for one like when non-politicians take on the political elites. --[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 00:37, 14 July 2015 (EDT)

:Too many people find Hillary an acceptable candidate. The GOP needs more Trumps do to its spineless modern day leaders. Plus, he seems to have a receptive following at the moment. I for one like when non-politicians take on the political elites. --[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 00:37, 14 July 2015 (EDT)

:After Thomas Jefferson got elected, on March 4, 1805, he proposed amending the Constitution to allow the federal government to place any surplus revenue it collected in an annual fund to "be applied ''in time of peace'' to rivers, canals, roads, arts, manufactures, education, and other great objects within each State."  He repeated this proposal on December 2, 1806.  Jefferson's proposals as President did not bear out his earlier stated philosophy of minimal government.  [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) 07:48, 16 August 2015 (EDT)

:After Thomas Jefferson got elected, on March 4, 1805, he proposed amending the Constitution to allow the federal government to place any surplus revenue it collected in an annual fund to "be applied ''in time of peace'' to rivers, canals, roads, arts, manufactures, education, and other great objects within each State."  He repeated this proposal on December 2, 1806.  Jefferson's proposals as President did not bear out his earlier stated philosophy of minimal government.  [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) 07:48, 16 August 2015 (EDT)

::I think you are misinterpreting this proposal. If no action was taken, any surplus would have been deposited into the Bank of the United States and made available for loans. Jefferson was still opposed to the bank at this time. [http://files.libertyfund.org/pll/quotes/38.html Here] is some context for the quote. It's all boasting about how he made the federal government smaller, less intrusive, and sounder financially. Of course, it's true that Jefferson was a man of many contradictions. After the federal government defaulted in November 1814 (a major event in American history that Obama claims never happened), Jefferson turned around on a lot of things. In fact, he basically adopted the Federalist agenda that he had spend so many years condemning. As President Madison (1809-1817) and other top [[Republicans (Jeffersonian) | Republicans]] were his followers, Jefferson ran the country for quite some time after he officially retired in 1809. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 14:23, 16 August 2015 (EDT)

::I think you are misinterpreting this proposal. If no action was taken, any surplus would have been deposited into the Bank of the United States and made available for loans. Jefferson was still opposed to the bank at this time. [http://files.libertyfund.org/pll/quotes/38.html Here] is some context for the quote. It's all boasting about how he made the federal government smaller, less intrusive, and sounder financially. Of course, it's true that Jefferson was a man of many contradictions. After the federal government defaulted in November 1814 (a major event in American history that Obama claims never happened), Jefferson turned around on a lot of things. In fact, he basically adopted the Federalist agenda that he had spend so many years condemning. As President Madison (1809-1817) and other top [[Republicans (Jeffersonian) | Republicans]] were his followers, Jefferson ran the country for quite some time after he officially retired in 1809. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 14:23, 16 August 2015 (EDT)

::''[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/10/08/potentially-game-changing-oil-reserves-discovered-in-israel/ National Review]'' has an article on this subject. Pull quote: "Don’t find yourself in the position, ten years from now, of having to say, 'First they came for Andrew Jackson, and I did not speak out, because I didn’t like him.'" [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 23:55, 10 October 2015 (EDT)

::''[https://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/10/08/potentially-game-changing-oil-reserves-discovered-in-israel/ National Review]'' has an article on this subject. Pull quote: "Don’t find yourself in the position, ten years from now, of having to say, 'First they came for Andrew Jackson, and I did not speak out, because I didn’t like him.'" [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 23:55, 10 October 2015 (EDT)

== Is this a satire site? ==

== Is this a satire site? ==

:Lastly, although there are some more conservative (free market) economies in Latin/South America, most of the countries tilt to the left.  And African countries are very often conservative on social issues. In addition, Europe tends to tilt the left and the European cardinals have a lot of votes. Hence, Catholicism wound up with a liberal pope. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 21:23, 28 September 2015 (EDT)

:Lastly, although there are some more conservative (free market) economies in Latin/South America, most of the countries tilt to the left.  And African countries are very often conservative on social issues. In addition, Europe tends to tilt the left and the European cardinals have a lot of votes. Hence, Catholicism wound up with a liberal pope. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 21:23, 28 September 2015 (EDT)

::If somebody thought a liberal pope would help the Catholic Church with American liberals, they need to think again[http://www.salon.com/2015/09/30/the_cool_pope_honeymoon_is_over_meeting_with_kim_davis_could_be_a_tipping_point_for_american_progressives/] Climate change, climate shmange. What do liberals care about the fate of the Earth? They want gay marriage, gay marriage, and more gay marriage! Colbert told Cruz that Reagan couldn't be nominated by today's Republicans. Let me tell you something, Colbert. The godly gay marriage hating Obama of 2008 couldn't be nominated by today's Democrats.[https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2015/09/so_is_barack_obama_a_muslim_or_what.html] [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 03:21, 2 October 2015 (EDT)

::If somebody thought a liberal pope would help the Catholic Church with American liberals, they need to think again[https://www.salon.com/2015/09/30/the_cool_pope_honeymoon_is_over_meeting_with_kim_davis_could_be_a_tipping_point_for_american_progressives/] Climate change, climate shmange. What do liberals care about the fate of the Earth? They want gay marriage, gay marriage, and more gay marriage! Colbert told Cruz that Reagan couldn't be nominated by today's Republicans. Let me tell you something, Colbert. The godly gay marriage hating Obama of 2008 couldn't be nominated by today's Democrats.[https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2015/09/so_is_barack_obama_a_muslim_or_what.html] [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 03:21, 2 October 2015 (EDT)

== Food for thought ==

== Food for thought ==

== Oil under the Golan Heights? ==

== Oil under the Golan Heights? ==

This could be huge.[http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/165503#.VhnPVI2hMQ0][http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/10/08/potentially-game-changing-oil-reserves-discovered-in-israel/] [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 23:00, 10 October 2015 (EDT)

This could be huge.[http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/165503#.VhnPVI2hMQ0][https://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/10/08/potentially-game-changing-oil-reserves-discovered-in-israel/] [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 23:00, 10 October 2015 (EDT)

== The left is taking a political beating. If only atheists didn't so closely ally themselves with the left!!!! ==

== The left is taking a political beating. If only atheists didn't so closely ally themselves with the left!!!! ==

== Colin Powell "trolls Republicans" ==

== Colin Powell "trolls Republicans" ==

If you were seriously worried about global warming, income inequality, gun control, or whatever the liberal cause du jour is, wouldn't you want Republican cooperation on these issues? What kind of person thinks that the highest praise he can bestow on a political figure is that he "trolls Republicans"? A Salon editor, that's who.[http://www.salon.com/2015/10/01/colin_powell_admits_hes_trolling_the_gop_i_continue_to_be_a_republican_because_it_annoys_them/] [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 19:09, 11 October 2015 (EDT)

If you were seriously worried about global warming, income inequality, gun control, or whatever the liberal cause du jour is, wouldn't you want Republican cooperation on these issues? What kind of person thinks that the highest praise he can bestow on a political figure is that he "trolls Republicans"? A Salon editor, that's who.[https://www.salon.com/2015/10/01/colin_powell_admits_hes_trolling_the_gop_i_continue_to_be_a_republican_because_it_annoys_them/] [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 19:09, 11 October 2015 (EDT)

== TheAmericanRedoubt/TAR ==

== TheAmericanRedoubt/TAR ==

== Benghazi ==

== Benghazi ==

After all the investigation, the basic questions about Benghazi are still unanswered.[http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/10/22/benghazi-my-questions-for-hillary-clinton.html] Why was the ambassador at this notoriously insecure facility on the anniversary on 9/11, when an anniversary attack was widely expected? The attack went on for seven hours, and the White House was warned the attack was imminent a hour in advance. So much time to respond, but no military response. The attack used heavy weapons, so it was immediately obvious that it was planned by a terrorist group in advance.

After all the investigation, the basic questions about Benghazi are still unanswered.[https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/10/22/benghazi-my-questions-for-hillary-clinton.html] Why was the ambassador at this notoriously insecure facility on the anniversary on 9/11, when an anniversary attack was widely expected? The attack went on for seven hours, and the White House was warned the attack was imminent a hour in advance. So much time to respond, but no military response. The attack used heavy weapons, so it was immediately obvious that it was planned by a terrorist group in advance.

Who came up with the "spontaneous reaction to a video" story?  ''Was it the same person or persons who decided to stick to that explanation and have UN ambassador Susan Rice repeat the same lie on national television and six times in the president’s speech at the United Nations–even, most chillingly of all, have Secretary of State Hillary Clinton repeat it to Tyrone Woods’ parents over the coffin of their dead son at Andrews Air Force Base, saying she would “make sure the person who made the film is arrested.”''[http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/11/13/three-key-questions-on-benghazi-scandal.html] Judging from the "clock boy" story, Obama likes nothing better than a good Islamist hoax. Someone appearently concocted the video story well in advance. Was the administration so attached to this story that they sacrificed an ambassador so they could have the opportunity to use it? [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 22:25, 24 October 2015 (EDT)

Who came up with the "spontaneous reaction to a video" story?  ''Was it the same person or persons who decided to stick to that explanation and have UN ambassador Susan Rice repeat the same lie on national television and six times in the president’s speech at the United Nations–even, most chillingly of all, have Secretary of State Hillary Clinton repeat it to Tyrone Woods’ parents over the coffin of their dead son at Andrews Air Force Base, saying she would “make sure the person who made the film is arrested.”''[https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/11/13/three-key-questions-on-benghazi-scandal.html] Judging from the "clock boy" story, Obama likes nothing better than a good Islamist hoax. Someone appearently concocted the video story well in advance. Was the administration so attached to this story that they sacrificed an ambassador so they could have the opportunity to use it? [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 22:25, 24 October 2015 (EDT)

:It seems that Hillary reversed herself at the recent hearing and testified that she never blamed the attack on the notorious "Innocence of Muslims" video.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/hillary-clinton/11951682/Hillary-Clintons-big-Benghazi-lie.html] Good grief! How does this woman keep up with her own lies? [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 20:13, 25 October 2015 (EDT)

:It seems that Hillary reversed herself at the recent hearing and testified that she never blamed the attack on the notorious "Innocence of Muslims" video.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/hillary-clinton/11951682/Hillary-Clintons-big-Benghazi-lie.html] Good grief! How does this woman keep up with her own lies? [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 20:13, 25 October 2015 (EDT)

::Are you sure?  Why would she deny blaming the attack on the video when she is recorded doing so at a public event?  I read that not only did she blame the video, but that the origin of that story was traced back to Hillary Clinton.  [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) 07:54, 26 October 2015 (EDT)

::Are you sure?  Why would she deny blaming the attack on the video when she is recorded doing so at a public event?  I read that not only did she blame the video, but that the origin of that story was traced back to Hillary Clinton.  [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) 07:54, 26 October 2015 (EDT)

:::“I said ''some'' have sought to justify the attack because of the video. I used those words deliberately, not to ascribe a motive to every attacker but as a warning to those across the region that there was no justification for further attacks." ([http://featuredyoutube.com/clinton-claims-she-didnt-blame-benghazi-attack-on-a-youtube-video/ video] and [https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2015/10/hillarys_worst_crime_was_against_the_filmmaker.html write up]) This is such a Clintonian answer, a gem of the genre. Some people said some things, and those things may or may not have been partially true. But as for Hillary, she was just commenting on the remarkable things these other people were saying and doing. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 16:59, 26 October 2015 (EDT)

:::“I said ''some'' have sought to justify the attack because of the video. I used those words deliberately, not to ascribe a motive to every attacker but as a warning to those across the region that there was no justification for further attacks." ([http://featuredyoutube.com/clinton-claims-she-didnt-blame-benghazi-attack-on-a-youtube-video/ video] and [https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2015/10/hillarys_worst_crime_was_against_the_filmmaker.html write up]) This is such a Clintonian answer, a gem of the genre. Some people said some things, and those things may or may not have been partially true. But as for Hillary, she was just commenting on the remarkable things these other people were saying and doing. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 16:59, 26 October 2015 (EDT)

::::I read she was the only reason the video was publicized as associated with the attack in the first place, so it would follow if ''some'' justified the attack after the publicization, it would be of necessity caused by her.  Nobody would "ascribe" that "motive" to ''any'' attacker if not for her actions. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) 17:24, 26 October 2015 (EDT)

::::I read she was the only reason the video was publicized as associated with the attack in the first place, so it would follow if ''some'' justified the attack after the publicization, it would be of necessity caused by her.  Nobody would "ascribe" that "motive" to ''any'' attacker if not for her actions. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) 17:24, 26 October 2015 (EDT)

:::::According to her memoirs, she came up with the idea all by her little old self, using her womanly "common sense": “[The video] was unquestionably inciting the region and triggering protests all over, so it would have been strange not to consider, as days of protests unfolded, that it might have had the same effect here, too. That's just common sense."[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/06/11/fact-check-what-hillary-left-out-benghazi-chapter/] Why do we need the NSA when we have Hillary's common sense? [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 19:11, 26 October 2015 (EDT)

:::::According to her memoirs, she came up with the idea all by her little old self, using her womanly "common sense": “[The video] was unquestionably inciting the region and triggering protests all over, so it would have been strange not to consider, as days of protests unfolded, that it might have had the same effect here, too. That's just common sense."[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/06/11/fact-check-what-hillary-left-out-benghazi-chapter/] Why do we need the NSA when we have Hillary's common sense? [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 19:11, 26 October 2015 (EDT)

:::::Lest anyone think that Benghazi lies are a victimless crime: Nakoula, the guy who uploaded the video, was indeed sent back to prison, just as Hillary promised.[https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2015/10/hillarys_worst_crime_was_against_the_filmmaker.html] [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 20:08, 26 October 2015 (EDT)

:::::Lest anyone think that Benghazi lies are a victimless crime: Nakoula, the guy who uploaded the video, was indeed sent back to prison, just as Hillary promised.[https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2015/10/hillarys_worst_crime_was_against_the_filmmaker.html] [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 20:08, 26 October 2015 (EDT)

[https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/01/10/the-silently-protesting-muslim-woman-at-the-trump-rally-wasn-t-alone.html This article] takes a look at a group of professional protesters that go to Trump rallies to try to shut them down. Apparently, Trump said something or other about Muslims that made these people upset. In other words, the protests are an attempt to impose religious censorship. Or at least this article, obviously written by a sympathetic journalist, doesn't argue that they are about anything more noble than that. The protesters have the nerve to compare themselves to Rosa Parks. Uh, excuse me, but wasn't Parks protesting segregation rather than free speech? There are many Muslim countries in the world where criticism of Islam is banned. If your delicate ears cannot withstand such criticism, may I suggest moving to one of them? [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 05:06, 11 January 2016 (EST)

[https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/01/10/the-silently-protesting-muslim-woman-at-the-trump-rally-wasn-t-alone.html This article] takes a look at a group of professional protesters that go to Trump rallies to try to shut them down. Apparently, Trump said something or other about Muslims that made these people upset. In other words, the protests are an attempt to impose religious censorship. Or at least this article, obviously written by a sympathetic journalist, doesn't argue that they are about anything more noble than that. The protesters have the nerve to compare themselves to Rosa Parks. Uh, excuse me, but wasn't Parks protesting segregation rather than free speech? There are many Muslim countries in the world where criticism of Islam is banned. If your delicate ears cannot withstand such criticism, may I suggest moving to one of them? [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 05:06, 11 January 2016 (EST)

*I see that the protester scum are being hailed by John Kasich[https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/kasich-trump-muslim-protester/2016/01/09/id/708858/] as well by the Huma-affiliated CAIR.[http://bsccomment.com/2016/01/11/cair-urges-trump-to-apologise-to-muslim-protester-ejected.html] Kasich is a literal sellout. He was a conservative governor of Ohio, but then he took the money of Clinton pal Ron Burkle to run as a liberal Republican.[http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-ron-burkle-clintons-20160107-story.html] In other words, he is this year’s Jon Huntsman. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 22:49, 12 January 2016 (EST)

*I see that the protester scum are being hailed by John Kasich[https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/kasich-trump-muslim-protester/2016/01/09/id/708858/] as well by the Huma-affiliated CAIR.[http://bsccomment.com/2016/01/11/cair-urges-trump-to-apologise-to-muslim-protester-ejected.html] Kasich is a literal sellout. He was a conservative governor of Ohio, but then he took the money of Clinton pal Ron Burkle to run as a liberal Republican.[https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-ron-burkle-clintons-20160107-story.html] In other words, he is this year’s Jon Huntsman. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 22:49, 12 January 2016 (EST)

==Trump as a nominee==

==Trump as a nominee==

:That's only because the Republican nominating voters are split between Trump and not-Trump.  Once Trump becomes the nominee, the rest of the Republicans will climb onto the Trump bandwagon and give him a favorable rating.  After that, Trump will run ads in the general election that will help erase Hillary's five-point lead and with his loyal band of election-workers hopefully march on to victory.  [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) 00:00, 19 January 2016 (EST)

:That's only because the Republican nominating voters are split between Trump and not-Trump.  Once Trump becomes the nominee, the rest of the Republicans will climb onto the Trump bandwagon and give him a favorable rating.  After that, Trump will run ads in the general election that will help erase Hillary's five-point lead and with his loyal band of election-workers hopefully march on to victory.  [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) 00:00, 19 January 2016 (EST)

::[http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/articles/2016-01-14/donald-trump-donated-to-democrats-until-2008?int=a01109 ''U.S. News'' has a chart of Trump's political donations]. Charlie Rangel is the No. 1 recipient, Hillary No. 2, and McCain No. 3. Most of this is about getting support from people can help him with his development projects. But I see nothing in this chart that suggests Trump is a conservative. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 02:13, 19 January 2016 (EST)

::[https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/articles/2016-01-14/donald-trump-donated-to-democrats-until-2008?int=a01109 ''U.S. News'' has a chart of Trump's political donations]. Charlie Rangel is the No. 1 recipient, Hillary No. 2, and McCain No. 3. Most of this is about getting support from people can help him with his development projects. But I see nothing in this chart that suggests Trump is a conservative. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 02:13, 19 January 2016 (EST)

:::Ann Coulter said she personally begged three Presidential candidates to take up the issue of immigration.  While Trump called her unsolicited and asked for an advance copy of her immigration book.  [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) 02:59, 19 January 2016 (EST)

:::Ann Coulter said she personally begged three Presidential candidates to take up the issue of immigration.  While Trump called her unsolicited and asked for an advance copy of her immigration book.  [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) 02:59, 19 January 2016 (EST)

The Republicans could waltz into the White House in the upcoming election. Donald Trump might be the next president of the United States. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 10:14, 19 January 2016 (EST)

The Republicans could waltz into the White House in the upcoming election. Donald Trump might be the next president of the United States. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 10:14, 19 January 2016 (EST)

:It looks like the Democrats have may have to choose between Bernie as a nominee or Hillary making a videotaped acceptance speech from her cell. There has been a series of articles published recently that argue that blacks are in Hillary's corner no matter what.[http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/run-2016/2016/01/17/yes-hillary-clinton-is-still-the-inevitable-democratic-nominee] That would imply that she could lose both Iowa and New Hampshire and then stage a comeback in South Carolina and other southern states. What did Hillary ever do for black people anyway? Back in the 1960s, blacks were crazy for Robert Kennedy -- who knows why?

:It looks like the Democrats have may have to choose between Bernie as a nominee or Hillary making a videotaped acceptance speech from her cell. There has been a series of articles published recently that argue that blacks are in Hillary's corner no matter what.[https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/run-2016/2016/01/17/yes-hillary-clinton-is-still-the-inevitable-democratic-nominee] That would imply that she could lose both Iowa and New Hampshire and then stage a comeback in South Carolina and other southern states. What did Hillary ever do for black people anyway? Back in the 1960s, blacks were crazy for Robert Kennedy -- who knows why?

:Black enthusiasm powered the Bill Clinton and Obama victories -- and it's not there for Bernie. To extend the Vietnam-era analogy, he is today's McGovern, an idol of white liberals that other demographics just don't get. Another reason Bernie won't do nearly as well as current polling suggests is that he has literally nothing to say about terrorism, currently the No. 1 concern of general election voters. When he was asked about San Bernardino, he quickly changed the subject to income inequality. Of course, he could turn this around with a little tough talk, as both Bill Clinton and Obama did. But a big part of Bernie's appeal thus far has been that he is seen as too "principled" for that sort of thing. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 19:10, 19 January 2016 (EST)

:Black enthusiasm powered the Bill Clinton and Obama victories -- and it's not there for Bernie. To extend the Vietnam-era analogy, he is today's McGovern, an idol of white liberals that other demographics just don't get. Another reason Bernie won't do nearly as well as current polling suggests is that he has literally nothing to say about terrorism, currently the No. 1 concern of general election voters. When he was asked about San Bernardino, he quickly changed the subject to income inequality. Of course, he could turn this around with a little tough talk, as both Bill Clinton and Obama did. But a big part of Bernie's appeal thus far has been that he is seen as too "principled" for that sort of thing. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 19:10, 19 January 2016 (EST)

== A Trump-Cruz race? ==

== A Trump-Cruz race? ==

The campaign buzz for the last couple of days has been that the Great Winnowing is finally in progress, and that the Republican field will soon be narrowed to Trump vs Cruz. This is of course inevitable and predictable, but also seems a little early given that no one has actually caste any votes yet. [https://soopermexican.com/2016/01/14/wsj-poll-shows-trump-losing-to-ted-cruz-as-candidates-drop-out/ This poll] shows Cruz beating Trump by 8 points in a two-man race. Of course, it is possible Trump will bring people to the polls who don't ordinarily vote. Faced with the choice of Cruz or Trump, the establishment is going with Trump.[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/01/19/gop-establishment-leaning-toward-trump-over-cruz.html] It seems that they consistently prefer the candidate who is less threatening to the Democrats. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 21:20, 19 January 2016 (EST)

The campaign buzz for the last couple of days has been that the Great Winnowing is finally in progress, and that the Republican field will soon be narrowed to Trump vs Cruz. This is of course inevitable and predictable, but also seems a little early given that no one has actually caste any votes yet. [https://soopermexican.com/2016/01/14/wsj-poll-shows-trump-losing-to-ted-cruz-as-candidates-drop-out/ This poll] shows Cruz beating Trump by 8 points in a two-man race. Of course, it is possible Trump will bring people to the polls who don't ordinarily vote. Faced with the choice of Cruz or Trump, the establishment is going with Trump.[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/01/19/gop-establishment-leaning-toward-trump-over-cruz.html] It seems that they consistently prefer the candidate who is less threatening to the Democrats. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 21:20, 19 January 2016 (EST)

:Trump's immigration law enforcement and border security efforts would prevent other states from turning into California, so the Democrats shouldn't feel too copacetic about that.  And Cruz may not even ''be'' in the race, which will encourage Rubio, Carson and Bush to neither drop out nor endorse Cruz.  The spread between Cruz and Trump should depend a lot on endorsements, as Andy predicted, and Palin's endorsement of Trump today certainly didn't help Cruz. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) 01:29, 20 January 2016 (EST)

:Trump's immigration law enforcement and border security efforts would prevent other states from turning into California, so the Democrats shouldn't feel too copacetic about that.  And Cruz may not even ''be'' in the race, which will encourage Rubio, Carson and Bush to neither drop out nor endorse Cruz.  The spread between Cruz and Trump should depend a lot on endorsements, as Andy predicted, and Palin's endorsement of Trump today certainly didn't help Cruz. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) 01:29, 20 January 2016 (EST)

::I meant that Cruz is more threatening to the Democrats because he is more electable, for the reasons Nate Silver outlined in the article I linked to above. Over at ''National Review'', they have "[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/429952/ted-cruz-donald-trump-gop-establishment-prefers-trump What’s Driving the Establishment’s Preference for Trump over Cruz?]" They don't really answer the question though. Jeb Bush was the establishment's favorite until recently. As far as Democrats and independents go, the Bush name is poison. So whatever motivates the establishment to back a particular candidate, it's not electability. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 02:09, 20 January 2016 (EST)

::I meant that Cruz is more threatening to the Democrats because he is more electable, for the reasons Nate Silver outlined in the article I linked to above. Over at ''National Review'', they have "[https://www.nationalreview.com/article/429952/ted-cruz-donald-trump-gop-establishment-prefers-trump What’s Driving the Establishment’s Preference for Trump over Cruz?]" They don't really answer the question though. Jeb Bush was the establishment's favorite until recently. As far as Democrats and independents go, the Bush name is poison. So whatever motivates the establishment to back a particular candidate, it's not electability. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 02:09, 20 January 2016 (EST)

:::A lot of Republicans will acquiesce if Trump becomes the nominee.  And Trump and the RNC have barely begun to challenge Hillary.  ''Nobody's'' challenged Sanders.  And if Trump articulates his vision well in the debates his numbers are bound to improve.  Plus the swing voters who don't consume conservative media will be hearing the arguments against Hillary for the first time, and there are a lot of negatives that can be said about her. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) 06:12, 20 January 2016 (EST)

:::A lot of Republicans will acquiesce if Trump becomes the nominee.  And Trump and the RNC have barely begun to challenge Hillary.  ''Nobody's'' challenged Sanders.  And if Trump articulates his vision well in the debates his numbers are bound to improve.  Plus the swing voters who don't consume conservative media will be hearing the arguments against Hillary for the first time, and there are a lot of negatives that can be said about her. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) 06:12, 20 January 2016 (EST)

::::There were other articles about the "establishment" backing Trump, but Rush Limbaugh suggested today it could be reverse psychology, in that the voters are supposed to be angry at the "establishment", and its association with Trump will cause him to lose votes.  If so, Limbaugh predicts they won't be able to maintain their support and will have to abandon Trump at some point. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) 01:08, 21 January 2016 (EST)

::::There were other articles about the "establishment" backing Trump, but Rush Limbaugh suggested today it could be reverse psychology, in that the voters are supposed to be angry at the "establishment", and its association with Trump will cause him to lose votes.  If so, Limbaugh predicts they won't be able to maintain their support and will have to abandon Trump at some point. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) 01:08, 21 January 2016 (EST)

== Hillary's feminism ==

== Hillary's feminism ==

I was skeptical of Trump's strategy of treating Bill's affairs as "fair game." But it seems to be working.[http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/01/21/how-hillary-clinton-lost-her-feminist-base-and-her-credibility.html] It is biologically unnatural to expect a woman to show sisterhood to her romantic rivals. It certainly wasn't something we expected back in the 1990s. But modern feminism has apparently conditioned young women to think otherwise. In 2008, it always hurt Hillary when Bill showed up. But that wasn't because of feminism. It was because parents took one look at Bill and thought, "OMG! If Hillary is elected, Bill will be back in the White House. Then the kiddies will be asking us about all the disgusting things he was in the news for!" [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 08:29, 24 January 2016 (EST)

I was skeptical of Trump's strategy of treating Bill's affairs as "fair game." But it seems to be working.[https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/01/21/how-hillary-clinton-lost-her-feminist-base-and-her-credibility.html] It is biologically unnatural to expect a woman to show sisterhood to her romantic rivals. It certainly wasn't something we expected back in the 1990s. But modern feminism has apparently conditioned young women to think otherwise. In 2008, it always hurt Hillary when Bill showed up. But that wasn't because of feminism. It was because parents took one look at Bill and thought, "OMG! If Hillary is elected, Bill will be back in the White House. Then the kiddies will be asking us about all the disgusting things he was in the news for!" [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 08:29, 24 January 2016 (EST)

== How the establishment can stage a comeback ==

== How the establishment can stage a comeback ==

So, Europe is not very secular and several evolution loving countries didn't have a problem with bestiality recently? The Jerusalem Post was wrong and Copenhagen was not the "bestiality capital" of Europe? The first "bestiality rights" organization in the world didn't happen in Europe? Liberals, it is time to stop living in denial!  

So, Europe is not very secular and several evolution loving countries didn't have a problem with bestiality recently? The Jerusalem Post was wrong and Copenhagen was not the "bestiality capital" of Europe? The first "bestiality rights" organization in the world didn't happen in Europe? Liberals, it is time to stop living in denial!  

AlanE, according to Wikipedia, a website founded by an atheist and an agnostic: "In December 2013, Vice Media expanded its international news division into an independent division dedicated to news exclusively and created Vice News. Vice Media put $50 million into its news division, which now has 34 bureaus worldwide and has been praised for in-depth coverage of international news."[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_News#cite_note-2]  Here is the source they used: "[http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2014/03/04/vice-news-launches-promising-changing-of-the-guard-in-media/ Vice News Launches, Promising 'Changing Of The Guard In Media]'". ''Forbes''. AlanE, is Forbes magazine a news organization?  

AlanE, according to Wikipedia, a website founded by an atheist and an agnostic: "In December 2013, Vice Media expanded its international news division into an independent division dedicated to news exclusively and created Vice News. Vice Media put $50 million into its news division, which now has 34 bureaus worldwide and has been praised for in-depth coverage of international news."[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_News#cite_note-2]  Here is the source they used: "[https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2014/03/04/vice-news-launches-promising-changing-of-the-guard-in-media/ Vice News Launches, Promising 'Changing Of The Guard In Media]'". ''Forbes''. AlanE, is Forbes magazine a news organization?  

Atheists, agnostics, evolutionists and liberals, it is time to put on your sackcloth and ashes and repent of your foray into the decadent sin of bestiality! You were caught red-handed!  

Atheists, agnostics, evolutionists and liberals, it is time to put on your sackcloth and ashes and repent of your foray into the decadent sin of bestiality! You were caught red-handed!  

Just admit it. There was a notable problem in the atheist population with bestiality and the young earth creationist community didn't have this problem despite the Amish being around animals frequently! The Amish are a tight-nit community and unlike atheists, they haven't had a notable problem with bestiality or loneliness. See also: [[Atheism and loneliness]] and [[Atheism and bestiality]]. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 06:31, 14 May 2016 (EDT)

Just admit it. There was a notable problem in the atheist population with bestiality and the young earth creationist community didn't have this problem despite the Amish being around animals frequently! The Amish are a tight-nit community and unlike atheists, they haven't had a notable problem with bestiality or loneliness. See also: [[Atheism and loneliness]] and [[Atheism and bestiality]]. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 06:31, 14 May 2016 (EDT)

:"As of today, serious journalism officially has a home on Vice: Vice News. The new web channel launched today with reports from Myanmar, Russia, Venezuela and other global hot spots." - Forbes Magazine, 3/14/2014.[http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2014/03/04/vice-news-launches-promising-changing-of-the-guard-in-media/][[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 06:50, 14 May 2016 (EDT)

:"As of today, serious journalism officially has a home on Vice: Vice News. The new web channel launched today with reports from Myanmar, Russia, Venezuela and other global hot spots." - Forbes Magazine, 3/14/2014.[https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2014/03/04/vice-news-launches-promising-changing-of-the-guard-in-media/][[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 06:50, 14 May 2016 (EDT)

::I am taking a break from the internet for awhile for the most part.  The issue has been resolved.

::I am taking a break from the internet for awhile for the most part.  The issue has been resolved.