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The_Casual_Observer

(27,742 posts)
Mon May 30, 2016, 02:13 PM May 2016

The last time a punk smart-ass know-nothing "outsider" was elected to high office was Arnold

and it was a total disaster. This idea of electing trump "to shake things up" is completely misguided bordering on insane. The trump supporters would be upset and lose patience if they had to wait in line while an inexperienced cashier fumbled making change, yet it's a great idea to put a well known idiot in front of the nuclear button.

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The last time a punk smart-ass know-nothing "outsider" was elected to high office was Arnold (Original Post) The_Casual_Observer May 2016 OP
Before him, there was also Jesse Ventura. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #1
Trump is like a Frankenstein experiment Rosa Luxemburg May 2016 #2
Neither were a Trump MFM008 May 2016 #3
Yeah, but Arnold had a politically astute wife and had a good reason to run, they L. Coyote May 2016 #4
The other option was worse. Xolodno May 2016 #5

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
4. Yeah, but Arnold had a politically astute wife and had a good reason to run, they
Mon May 30, 2016, 03:34 PM
May 2016

were putting the nix on an even worse option, a car thief for governor.

Xolodno

(6,395 posts)
5. The other option was worse.
Mon May 30, 2016, 03:40 PM
May 2016

The Repubs were fixing on getting Issa into the national spot light (since Wilson tanked) and thereby a national "contender". Arnold cock blocked him. And Arnold screwed himself over enough to where he could never go after a Senate seat.

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