Is This a Joke? WashPost Writer Claims Republicans Have a Problem Accepting Election Results

Bobber · Nov 9, 2019

Freodin said:
Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity - Wikipedia

That's NOT what I and the other poster were talking about. We were talking about did Trump order and investigation to see if Obama genuinely was born in America.

Freodin · Nov 9, 2019

Bobber said:
That's NOT what I and the other poster were talking about. We were talking about did Trump order and investigation to see if Obama genuinely was born in America.

Nope, this is exactly what the poster you quoted (and the poster he quoted) were talking about.
If you are talking about something else, I might advise you to go back and read what you were responding to.

JackRT · Nov 9, 2019

Bobber said:
He what?

Sure you don't want to dial that back?

I believe I read before being President a few years before he had a few people check it out....but he "ordered an investigation" on this? When? The link please. You make it sound like an official act he did as President...Unless like I've said you can provide a link not true. Perhaps fake news?

Here you are:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Advisory_Commission_on_Election_Integrity

KCfromNC · Nov 9, 2019

GoldenBoy89 said:
Gee. It’s like the 2018 midterms never happened.

Or Donald's little group that tried to figure out a way to rationalize away the fact that Clinton got more votes. Not something a group would do if they were able to accept an election result.

KCfromNC · Nov 9, 2019

Albion said:
If that were true, it's Schiff, Pelosi, Schumer, et al who would have been the ones to move on. As we all can see, they haven't.

Given they're operating under a mandate from the 2018 election, I have no idea why you'd think they're stuck in 2016.

WinterAngel · Nov 9, 2019

ViaCrucis said:
Funny, we've all accepted the election results of 2016. Have since 2016. The only ones who have been clamoring about Hillary Clinton have been Trump's supporters. Everyone else moved on.

-CryptoLutheran

Gigimo · Nov 9, 2019

NightHawkeye said:
From the "Blinding projection", files: Is This a Joke? WashPost Writer Claims Republicans Have a Problem Accepting Election Results

The word that best describes this is "projection". :swoon:

Freodin · Nov 9, 2019

KCfromNC said:
Given they're operating under a mandate from the 2018 election, I have no idea why you'd think they're stuck in 2016.

I think it is both telling and damning that so many Trump defenders use this "but the 2016 election" arguement at all.

A presidential election is not a free check. The president does not, as Trump repeatedly and falsly claimed, have "the power to do whatever he wants".
The president is still subject to control but the other governmental branches. He might not lose any votes if he shot someone on 5th Avenue... but he still could be convicted of murder.
in the same way, Congress has the right - and duty - to take oversight on the president's activities and act accordingly.

Goonie · Nov 9, 2019

Freodin said:
I think it is both telling and damning that so many Trump defenders use this "but the 2016 election" arguement at all.

A presidential election is not a free check. The president does not, as Trump repeatedly and falsly claimed, have "the power to do whatever he wants".
The president is still subject to control but the other governmental branches. He might not lose any votes if he shot someone on 5th Avenue... but he still could be convicted of murder.
in the same way, Congress has the right - and duty - to take oversight on the president's activities and act accordingly.

Don't be silly, for Trump the presidency means he's king, obey him subjects! All hail King Benedict Arnold 1st!

NightHawkeye · Nov 9, 2019

Gigimo said:
The word that best describes this is "projection".

Exactly! Democrats for the past three years now have been saying that Hillary won the 2016 election because of the popular vote. Al Gore made the same claim in 2000.

Hillary only recently has been willing to admit that it's necessary to win the electoral college vote.

DaisyDay · Nov 9, 2019

Freodin said:
The president is still subject to control but the other governmental branches. He might not lose any votes if he shot someone on 5th Avenue... but he still could be convicted of murder.

Not while he was still in office, according to the current DOJ rules. I don't know al the whys and wherefores, but it seems to violate the precedence set by the indictment of VP Aaron Burr for the murder of Alexander Hamilton. It could be a case of the difference if diffidence between the Fed prosecutors and State prosecutors.

Fantine · Nov 9, 2019

The Babylon Bee is a humor site, but Kentucky gubernatorial loser Bevins is raising Cain since he lost to Beshears.

SimplyMe · Nov 9, 2019

NightHawkeye said:
Exactly! Democrats for the past three years now have been saying that Hillary won the 2016 election because of the popular vote. Al Gore made the same claim in 2000.

Hillary only recently has been willing to admit that it's necessary to win the electoral college vote.

I'm curious where you are seeing that? I typically only see it mentioned when Republicans claim Democrats should quit opposing what the President wants, since a majority of Americans elected him. In essence, it is used to remind Republicans that most Americans did not want Trump or his policies, most wanted Hillary -- they aren't trying to claim Trump did not win or is not President.

Albion · Nov 9, 2019

JackRT said:
None of them have claimed his election was not legitimate just that his actions since were unconstitutional.

I didn't say that they had. I said that they hadn't moved on. And that's because many of those people's followers and co-workers HAVE claimed that the president is illegitimate, which is fine with these party leaders.

Gigimo · Nov 10, 2019

NightHawkeye said:
Democrats for the past three years now have been saying that Hillary won the 2016 election because of the popular vote.

If I had a dime for everytime I've heard that it would greatly supplement my retirement income, I could then go buy a house on "The Riviera" :idea:

Gigimo · Nov 10, 2019

SimplyMe said:
I typically only see it mentioned when Republicans claim Democrats should quit opposing what the President wants, since a majority of Americans elected him.

Well they are correct in saying a majority of states voted for him instead of saying he won the nationwide "popularity contest".

Gigimo · Nov 10, 2019

Fantine said:
The Babylon Bee is a humor site, but Kentucky gubernatorial loser Bevins is raising Cain since he lost to Beshears.

He wasn't that great of a candidate and (the GOP should have recognized this and ran someone else) it was an off year election where his opponent had the advantage of "family recognition". But in the grand scheme of things it doesn't really matter Beshears won't be able to get much if any of his legislation passed anyway.

whatbogsends · Nov 10, 2019

Gigimo said:
If I had a dime for everytime I've heard that it would greatly supplement my retirement income, I could then go buy a house on "The Riviera"

I recommend getting your hearing checked, because what NHE claims is said isn't what is actually said.

People do point out that Hillary won the popular vote, but they don't claim that "Hillary won the election".

Gigimo · Nov 10, 2019

whatbogsends said:
I recommend getting your hearing checked, because what NHE claims is said isn't what is actually said.

People do point out that Hillary won the popular vote, but they don't claim that "Hillary won the election".

Then my memory must be going to pot too considering I remember all of those threads that were started saying we had to get rid of the electoral college so Hilliary could claim her rightful place on the presidential throne because she had won the "mob rule" vote :doh:

Speedwell · Nov 10, 2019

Gigimo said:
Then my memory must be going to pot too considering I remember all of those threads that were started saying we had to get rid of the electoral college so Hilliary could claim her rightful place on the presidential throne because she had won the "mob rule" vote

Obviously your memory is going. Nobody believes that eliminating the Electoral College would reverse the results of any previous election.

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