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He can’t run for federal office if convicted by the senate and they vote to take that away from him. But he could run for state office, say, Florida governor, which would give him an opportunity to screw over deathsentence, one of the biggest trumpgrundlesniffers there is. That’s be right up trumps alley.

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Can you imagine trump as a governor, he would absolutely say that he was the supreme leader of the state and the president has no authority over him there. Wouldn’t surprise me if he attempted a little cessation to make his own little country, states rights and all that.

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I think the term “tongue in cheek” might be applied to the Times article. But the challenge of the internet of things cannot be overstated.

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No, I don't think so

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Thanks, found a new follow!

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I'd say there's something incredibly American about a bloviating huckster obsessed with tasteless displays of vainglorious, hagiographic self-aggrandisement.

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Fuck yeah. Back to fucking work.

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So it will be former President, Vice-president Biden when he's done?

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Indeed, he was America's frightening id made manifest.

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Because this time they're required.

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I adopted the Charles Pierce asterisk approach when referring to Trump.

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That was poetry, Evan. I'm literally in tears, and not just because that was a rear-view facing look. You're an amazing writer and deserve all the credit.

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