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Why does everyone undersell the younger generations?

Keep in mind that thirty-five is the minimum age to run for president.[1] What happened thirty-five years ago this year? Yes, yes, America was Illumined by the Apotheosis of Saint Ron. Walker is kind of a forerunner for that cohort. In 2020, they'll be approaching forty, those kids brought up on "trees cause pollution" and "we start the bombing in five minutes."

Future historians may look back and say, "Trump? Who? Oh, Trump! Yeah, he was pretty good, really before his time, in a lot of ways! Naive, of course, pretty rough, even, even primitive, by our standards, but sure, we can call him the first of the Entertainment-First Candidates!"

[1] Thirty-five year olds generally do not run for president. Or at least know to wear Old People clothes, tell Old People jokes, and forge birf cetruffle-kates if they do.

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This is presumably why he had all the trouble in Scotland? I'm now trying to imagine what would happen if someone were to build a yooooooooge hotel in New York, and put its name in enormous gold letters on the front: F A R T

*sigh* If only I could photoshop.

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"Who is this Perkins character? I don't even see him in the polls. This is a very ineffective individual."

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He's a loooooooser and a hater and I wish him well.

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Trumpitus interruptus.

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this.

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No, Jonah got swallowed by the whale. The Jobs end up broke, naked, covered in boils and sitting on a dungpile, because God and the Devil had a bar-bet at his expense.

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Leaving this here.

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Telling Perkins and his mob to go fuck off is going to have the same effect as calling John McCain a looser. In fact it will more than likely endear hi to even more people.My theory on that is, a vast number of Republicans have been dying for the chance to tell Perkins to shove it. But were unsure of the reaction ad thus leary of doing anything. So here comes Trump and fulfills their dream.Another win for Trump. Waitangi see how the other candidates try to follow his lead!

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Not something I would want to witness.

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Truss, but verify!

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The voices in their head, it would seem.

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Well, a trump IS a fart in England, and King James was King of England.

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Idaho, Alaska.

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I'm guessing "jindal" ain't, either.

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So soon you forget.

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