Comments by "Clint Holmes" (@clintholmes2061) on "The Rational National" channel.

  1. You are an idiot who isn't using the word hypocrisy correctly. Biden is creepy as fuck and it has nothing to with Trump but cool deflection.
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  2.  @missinglew  Regarding, "Stop with this "bust" bullshit." No thanks. I'm going to continue to remind people that I'm not in the vote blue no matter who crowd. How about you stop with the "time to grow up" bullshit?
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  3. I trust Bernie but I do not follow him blindly. I respect Sanders supporters, in part, because they are not just sheep.
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  4. It's not everybody though... even if it should be.
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  5. Great point.
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  6. So you think I'm not smart because I have a problem with people like you making the world dumber when you open your mouth. That makes sense to you because you are a moron. In short it is forever you that is not smart.
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  7. Regarding, "the primary process was fair" No it wasn't and I hate you.
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  8. Mary regarding, "Sanders." I think it is funny how they smear him for being an independent and not a democrat. He is what they should be. He shouldn't be joining them... they need to join him. Regarding, "Hillary's been a destructive presence..." If you want to want to stump Hillary supporters ask them what she has done for the country that has been good. Sometimes they are able to come up with tiny, tiny things if they dig deep enough. Then I point out a couple of the ways she has helped destroy the country to put it in context. How anyone could support her is beyond me. I fucking hate that Trump is president but the fact that she will never be president is a consolation prize. Regarding, "She should quietly slither away" What I'm about to say isn't very popular for good reason but I actually hope she runs in 2020 (not that I think, in any way, shape, or form that she will). She would suck up all the corporate support and corporate money before getting crushed in the primary. She would clear the way for a true progressive. She won't thou and the establishment will go with Booker or Harris who I fear much more than her.
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  9. Sanders lost the south in 2016 in large part because they were put early on the schedule before Sanders had more name recognition and while Hillary was effectively portrayed as inevitable by the corporate media. I agree that they are predictable and will attack non stop. That is why I think it is important to give them as few things as possible for them to try and use including a running mate which is a yuuuuge avenue for attack. As for who the establishment's chosen one is it seems the early favorites are Biden, Booker, and Harris. We will know for sure who it is when the superdelegates line up early to support someone and all the phonys of all races will get behind them. Maybe there will come a point where it would be wise for Sanders to announce his running mate early and I consider this conversation far more interesting and constructive at this point then who it should be but think that point is still a long way off. I would like to add that I hope Sanders uses a single question to determine who to pick as his running mate... Who is the person best suited to take over as president should the unthinkable happen?... and that he doesn't use something like what is between a person's legs or what color their skin is to make that decision for political reasons.
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  10. Meanwhile, in reality, the policy proposals Bernie has disproportionately help minorities.
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  11.  @karmafride1237  My fifth choice is the Amendment King.
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  12. I agree that big pharma has the most to lose but let's not forget the for profit private prison industry, our law enforcement agencies, the alcohol industry, and others. They all stand to lose if MJ were legal.
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  13. You want my hard earned money to go for your lid Paul? Fuck you. Trumps going to make the extraterrestrial aliens pay for it.
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  14. You are stronger than I then. I'm done with the corporate media. I can't take it without wanting to rip my hair out.
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  15. It's still GWB.
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  16.  @TheZodiacWoman  Jane and killah are your typical yang supporters who start with copy and pasted talking point crap.
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  17. Missteps? You mean like her current pattern of supporting corporatists? You mean like her continuing to take dirty money? Look, it is a win. But a small one. And I'm not going to pretend it is more then that.
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  18.  @pansepot1490  It's big money and corporate interests that win either way when it comes to those two.
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  19. KOS = kill off sanders maybe?
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  20. There is a reason Trump loves the uneducated and a reason they love him.
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  21.  @CyberClu  That was all of 6 months ago. There are lots of new important reasons to add since then.
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  22. Warren is staying on my shit list but she did good here.
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  23. I need to go change my pants now.
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  24. Charles beat me to it. There is a world of difference between being lazy and being corrupt.
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  25. Every group you mention has someone who has gone batshit crazy but you would think from your statement that isn't the case. The bottom line is that this problem is uniquely American in it's scope. All countries have military, hunters, police... but they don't have the problem we do with gun violence. It's almost like there is a correlation between guns and gun violence. Who would have thunk it? Except everyone who isn't dumb as fuck.
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  26.  @TheHesseJames  Regarding, "at this stage it is more important to get exposure." Let's agree to disagree. Should Nina Turner have her own campaign to increase her exposure? Or should she be helping Bernie do anything and everything to help Sanders win like she is doing? Because I think she is doing the right thing of helping Bernie and all the same concepts apply to tulsi. I love tulsi but I'm of the firm belief that she is fucking up big time. Regarding, "They can join forces at a later stage." When do you think this will be? Because Tulsi fans seem to be under the impression that they can just share delegates or some shit. It doesn't work that way. Every delegate and vote she gets that would have been Bernie's hurts Bernie. In an election and campaign where every vote matters and we know the game isn't fair she should be helping him... not running against him. And like I've already said even if she dropped out today she arguably hurt Bernie. Every day she stays in hurts him more. Because the war has already begun and all progressives, peasants and politicians alike, should be doing everything in their power to help Sanders become our next president. Regarding, "Once he takes her on his ticket she will draw more people." Almost nobody gives a shit about the bottom half of the ticket. Far, far, far too much is made of it. And if we ever get to the point where Bernie is picking a running mate, which generally only happens after getting the nomination, then war is ALREADY won. The hard part is getting Bernie to be the nominee of the "democratic" party. The rest is just details. He can be trusted to pick a good running mate and can be trusted to crush the orange clown. The hard part is overcoming the rigged primary and tulsi is only making it harder.
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  27.  @crickey__in__durham  So I went to look for someone saying that about Biden. I found one where linday graham says biden would be "hard to beat." The search also brought up an article where Hillary says trump would be "very hard to beat." Both are coming from people who want the person to be beaten so maybe you have a better point than I'm seeing.
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  28. I wish I thought you were right Dr but I don't. I expect the democratic establishment will coalesce earlier around a single establishment candidate among your group and will make sure the path is cleared early for them. I also think Warren or another pseudo progressive will run to try and siphon progressive votes away from Bernie. That said I hope you are right and hope there is more competition for center (which is actually more like the right) then there is for the left.
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  29. How about her coverage of net neutrality? I'm sure its award winning am I right?
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  30. We all get to have opinions. We do not get to all have our own facts. The example I gave of chair throwers in NV is just one example of her going on air and and straight up LYING to people. And when she does shit like that I'm sorry but I can't respect your opinion to call her a great journalist.
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  31. Val regarding, "I honestly don't know what you are talking about in NV" Sanders supporters were fucked over during the NV convention. During the convention a frustrated Sanders supporter lifted a chair over their head for about 2 seconds before gently setting it down. Maddow's reporting on the issue was all about Sanders supporter chair throwing even thou no chair was thrown. She also completely ignored the fact that Sanders supporters were taken over a barrel during the NV convention and talked about the bullshit narrative the DNC wanted them cover... about non existent chair throwers. For a little more context... my favorite part is at about 1:15 when DWS makes sure to point out that they are impartial and don't take sides. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8w5wY_wT9M Regarding, "I am not presenting my own facts." I'm not saying you are. I'm saying Maddow does... incorrectly (aka lies). Regarding, "I just said she is an Emmy Award winner which is a fact and a small part of what I base my opinion on." Ok. I personally don't care about it. I personally care about credibility and to me Maddow has none. Regarding, "I also became interested in what is going on in the country and politics because of her show." Good for you. Everyone should be interested in politics but I encourage you to get more information from sources outside the corporate media. They have an agenda and are not going to inform you properly.. Regarding, "What other "fact" did I present" Again, I'm not calling you a liar. I'm calling Maddow a liar. Regarding, "if you read my post you will see my main concern is that fact that sexual harassment is prevalent in our society and I applaud anyone who can bring it to light, corporate media, progressive media or any other." Fine. I personally find that she is tainted and just because she does something good doesn't excuse her bad. I honestly happily don't watch her anymore. I honestly wonder what her coverage about the extra 80 billion for the military has been. Clearly you watch her. Has she even talked about it? Corporate media acted like Sanders wanting to spend 53 billion per year for college education was fucking crazy so I would think that an extra 80 billion per year for bombs was at least talked about. But it wasn't was it? Hopefully I'm wrong. I just don't think so.
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  32. This is the "chair thrower." This is the violence they talk about. This is what they talk about other than Sanders getting fucked during the convention. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFCKiZdfTpU This is what actually happened. My favorite part is at 3:00 when Lange looks around with an expression that reads "oh fuck! Now what?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=435x0dQ5Lzg The point of all this is that Maddow has an agenda. Maddow is terribly biased. This is just one example of her coverage being terrible and there are lots more. She serves the interests of the establishment and the corporations.
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  33. Regarding, "MSM made out Bernie supporters look unhinged and unwilling to accept a loss." I can accept losing. I can't accept being cheated. And clearly the game was rigged up to and including the coverage by Maddow that was intentionally (at least in my opinion) biased... which doesn't make it coverage anymore but rather it is propaganda. Regarding, "I was not bitter or vengeful the way I see some Clinton followers be." I am pissed in all honesty. I want free and fair elections and don't think we get them. Then when Maddow blames me for voting for Jill Stein... well... it really rubs me the wrong way and I was already pissed. Regarding, "We just didn't have a strong candidate who people trusted with way too much baggage." By we you can't include me. I used to be a lifelong democrat but no more and consider them to be sellouts (like Maddow). I now identify with the Green party far more. That said I want Sanders to run and win as a democrat. Regarding, "I watch news outside the MSM like this channel and a few others." Good. At least you get other sources to try and put the corporate medias BS in perspective. At least you get to learn somewhere about the 80 billion extra for the military somewhere. I actually think it was covered here and it's not like he has 24 hours a day to fill. Regarding, "I used to watch the Young Turks until I noticed some discrepancies and exaggerations in their reporting and stopped watching like you did with Maddow." They are far from perfect. I actually prefer secular talk, the humanist report, and jimmy dore. I also watch TYT and a few others but not always. Forgive me for jumping on you about Maddow. I feel betrayed by her. I used to really like her. Her coverage during the election was the end of her and all corporate media for me. I really saw their coverage to be no better than FOX news but for the (corporate) left and although I think they are better about lying I see them as more sinister because everyone knows Fox is bullshit. Maddow had credibility and she used it to try and force Hillary down everyone's throat.... like the rest of the corporate media.
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  34.  @queenrayne1338  I think you are missing my point. I'm not saying he isn't bad. He's obviously terrible. I'm pointing out that it can get worse than him. A lot worse really.
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  35.  @andrewhunsaker4831  Regarding, "You're the reason we got Trump." Not Trump supporters? Or hillary's for sucking? Or hillary for propping up trump with the pied piper campaign? Or the DNC for rigging their primary? Or the people who didn't vote? Or the corporate media who gave trump billions in free media? Who would cover trumps empty podium while Sanders would speak in front of record crowds? Or obama for being such a failure the country was willing to give the keys to an orange clown after him? It's my fault. LFMAO. You are as impossible to take seriously as are trump supporters.
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  36.  @atom_gray  You beat me to it. Bob Ross does not deserve to be compared to W.
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  37. Keep in mind that according to the DNC Pete Buttigieg won Iowa.
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  38. lucky you should care more about supporting good people and care less about a party label.
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  39. Then she votes for that shit power and gets nothing for it.
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  40. It's not jimmy's fault that her actions don't match her words.
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  41.  demigodzilla  Has nothing to do with where pete puts his junk at night. I'm sure you realize this but have an idiotic agenda.
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  42.  @victorybeginsinthegarden  If all you require is "better than Trump" then that is all you will ever get. Or what if the republicans have a candidate worse than Trump. Would you think support trump because he would be better than the alternative? You have to draw a line in the sand somewhere. And that line should be... does this person deserve my vote or not. The Trumps and Bidens of the world don't deserve my vote so neither of them are going to get it. Ever.
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  43.  @inktoxicant  Regarding, "Give them this win," They might win... but not with my help. I'm not enabling their corruption and actually think the world would be better long term if trump wins. Not because of 2020-2024 which is going to suck regardless of who is president, but because of 2024. The country is going to blame the next 4 years on whoever is in office. I'd prefer they blame trump and the "right" and not biden and the "left." Trump was a response to failed corrupt dems. Joe "nothing will fundamentally change" in a world that desperately needs change is a recipe for disaster and trump 2.0 in 2024. But whatever. I don't vote for evil so don't worry, I won't vote for trump even if I think he might be the lesser evil long term.
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  44.  @CC-vq1yg  Don't take my comments wrong. I support a single payer system and M4A.
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  45. Maybe, but why take the harder road during the general election? And why sacrifice the ability to reform the "democratic" party from the inside?
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  46.  @batboy3746  Regarding, "I thought you would say that." You didn't give me much to choose from considering how vapid your response to me was. Regarding, "Good luck with Bernie." Thanks!
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  47.  @batboy3746  Polls when done correctly is straight up science. But it is science that is easily manipulated by using terrible methodology.
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  48.  @sunseeker9581  Regarding, "claiming everything is a conspiracy makes us sound as bad as republicans" I honestly don't care about your opinion on this or anything. I asked you a very simple question and instead of answering it you offer this stupid shit. I'll tell you what I will give you another chance to answer my very simple question and not deflect like you did before... how do you verify the results being given from mail in ballots? What do you have that is akin to exit polls from us to know if results are legit or bullshit? It's ok to admit you have nothing but faith in the system and trust that votes are being counted correctly like you do. A system that again tells you that Pete Buttigieg "won" in Iowa despite all the evidence that he wasn't even close to first. How do you verify mail in ballot results?
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  49.  @sunseeker9581  Regarding, "exit polls are not always accurate" This is particularly funny because in the same post you want to hypocritically criticize me for "conspiracy shit." Exit polls are not always accurate? From the same person who doesn't seem to think it's important to be able to verify that our votes are being counted accurately? Vote counts are always accurate? But not exit polls? Really? Exit polls, while imperfect, are simply the best and ONLY way to tell if votes at the polls are being counted correctly. That's simply fact. Not "conspiracy shit." Regarding, "Mailed votes are counted the same as any other votes." Yeah. They are counted by machines that are owned and operated by big corporations. Those machines are considered "proprietary" which means those corporations don't even need to tell you or me how they work. That's what you are taking for granted. At least when those votes are cast at the polls we, again, have exit polls to try and verify that votes are not being flipped. Regarding, "Enough of this conspiracy shit." So no answer to my very simple question right? You are conceding that there is no way to verify the results right? But just pretend that isn't a problem to sane people.
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  50. To change them hostile takeover style.
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