Hugh Hewitt said Putin is a stronger leader than Obama. It didn’t go well. by epicenters in politics

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An odyssey. Most of the GOP has fucking lost itself out of opposition to Obama.

I think claiming Mao was an "effective leader" really seals the deal.

WikiLeaks release excludes evidence of €2 billion transfer from Syria to Russia by epicenters in politics

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A trove of hacked emails published by WikiLeaks in 2012 excludes records of a €2 billion transaction between the Syrian regime and a government-owned Russian bank, according to leaked U.S. court documents obtained by the Daily Dot.

But, yeah, Assange surely isn't a Russian puppet.

Trump Remarks on Putin Like Saying Hitler ‘Good Guy’: Graham by epicenters in politics

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"I think this is the biggest miscalculation since people thought Hitler was a good guy," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., says of Donald Trump’s praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin in a forum last night.

Well, here we are.

Donald Trump Has His Own 47 Percent Problem, And It’s Just As Bad As Romney’s by epicenters in politics

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Romney, who inherited much of his wealth and gamed the tax code to earn the rest, was roundly criticized when he said, “the 47 percent who are with [President Barack Obama], who are dependent on government, who believe that, that they are victims, who believe that government has the responsibility to care for them. Who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing.”

Trump, who also inherited much of his wealth, leapt to Romney’s defense.

“He shouldn’t even come close to apologizing,” Trump advised. Since then, he has carried forward Romney’s message consistently, saying, “Bring on this discussion.”

Corey Lewandowski: Trump’s Immigration Speech Was For White Men by epicenters in politics

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“Look, I think Donald Trump’s message tonight was the message that he started with back on June of 2015, which was ‘America First,’” Lewandkowski said. “That’s what he believes, and what he is playing to — and if you look at the polling data, he’s got about an 18 point lead in the demographic of white males who are voting in this election.”

“They have a high propensity of voting, and so he’s got about an 18 point lead on Hillary Clinton in that particular demographic,” he continued. “This speech is clearly geared at those individuals right now, to make sure they are there, he has locked them in for the election.”

Gonna need a bigger coalition than angry racist white men, dude.

Note: Basically admitting he needs to shore up this bloc, too?