Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz has announced she will resign as chair of the Democratic National Committee. The resignation is to become effective after the party's convention. The organisation's e-mail system was hacked; leaked e-mails appear to confirm accusations that Wasserman-Schultz had taken action favouring Hillary Clinton in her contest against Bernie Sanders to become the Democratic Party's presidential nominee. Sanders had previously called for Wasserman-Schultz to resign, a request he reiterated in light of the leak.
Wasserman-Schultz said in a statement:
I know that electing Hillary Clinton as our next president is critical for America's future. I look forward to serving as a surrogate for her campaign in Florida and across the country to ensure her victory.
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(Score: 5, Interesting) by Thexalon on Monday July 25 2016, @12:15PM
True, but it will be less worse.
For example, I'm probably going to end up voting for Clinton and then going home to vomit. Why? Because while I think Clinton will do approximately nothing to improve things at home and will probably escalate the US involvement in Syria into yet another land war in Asia, I think Trump has made pretty clear that if he had his way he'd rather like to start World War III with the US playing the role formerly performed by Germany complete with persecution of religious minorities. I think Clinton is corrupt as all get-out and will continue the pay-for-play politics we've all grown to hate, but Trump has no clue how to be president and doesn't show much interest in learning the ropes (the biggest problem he'll face: people can and will refuse to do what he tells them without consequences).
And it also matters that I'm in Ohio. If you're one of the majority of Americans in states that aren't considered "in play", vote your conscience secure in the knowledge you didn't affect the outcome one iota.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 2) by curunir_wolf on Monday July 25 2016, @01:58PM
I considered that, too, but after watching "Clinton Cash", and considering Trump's kids and the many very competent executives that Trump has working for him, I decided Trump can do way less harm that Clinton. Imagine someone making deals (for monetary gain) to hand 20% of the US uranium reserves to Putin, and then claiming that Putin is evil and helping her opponent's campaign.
Trump may end up being an inept president, but at least he's not actively the country's interests (and the world's) like the Clintons do.
I am a crackpot
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Monday July 25 2016, @02:30PM
My thinking is that Trump is so dangerously inept and impulsive that he'll blow the whole thing up. I'd rather lose 20% of the uranium supply of the US to Russia then to have 100% of the uranium supply of the US destroyed due to large nuclear explosions. Among other things, one of those scenarios has me still alive when the dust settles.
Also, any idea that Trump is actually good at what he does is total nonsense. He's rich because his daddy was rich, and he's famous because he's rich.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 25 2016, @03:47PM
He is that dangerously inept, but he knows it, thats why his VP is effectively going to be president [slate.com], handling all the policy decisions and day-to-day affairs, while his one job as "president" will be "Making America great". A vote for a Trump "presidency" will really be a vote for a Pence presidency, which is even scarier.
(Score: 2) by SecurityGuy on Monday July 25 2016, @06:46PM
I can't imagine Trump's ego (which is yuuuuuuuge!) would ever settle for just being a figurehead.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 26 2016, @06:02AM
Fail to imagine it all you want, but its the truth [baltimoresun.com]:
Pence likely got the same deal.
(Score: 2) by curunir_wolf on Tuesday July 26 2016, @03:07AM
LOL Wut??? Wow. This is the cognitive level of Hillary supporters?? We're doomed!
I am a crackpot
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 26 2016, @06:41AM
The people who vote for candidates from either party are the ones who will doom us. Your post above makes it seem as if you're planning on voting for Trump; you're not much better than the ones voting for Hillary, if at all.
(Score: 2) by curunir_wolf on Tuesday July 26 2016, @12:21PM
I was referring to the ridiculous statement "to have 100% of the uranium supply of the US destroyed due to large nuclear explosions." - LOL! So clueless...
I am a crackpot
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 25 2016, @07:51PM
True, but it will be less worse.
This is what I mean by short-sighted. Yes, it may be "less worse" for you for a few election cycles, but the candidates have no incentive to be less evil, and in fact every incentive to get increasingly evil. So you end up with a situation like this, where the two evil scumbags are even more evil than usual.
Shortsighted and typical. Please don't vote.
And it also matters that I'm in Ohio.
It doesn't. You're still voting for evil.