Poll: Who would you like to see as the next President?
By Randy Shulman
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August 8, 2015
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The afternoon of the now infamous debate, I posted a Thread. (Because why are you still Xeeting on Xitter? Gross.) "Biggest consideration on whether to watch the debate tonight is my fear that it will ratchet up my anxiety to puking level," I wrote. To illustrate the point, I added a cute gif of America Ferrera as Ugly Betty dry heaving. And, because Threads, there was but one interaction: a Florida high school pal responding, "Same." Wendy gets it.
Ever since Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election -- like an adult actually capable of putting the country ahead of her ego -- to the deplorable Donald Trump, it's felt as though human existence has been covered in a surreal sheen. These are painfully interesting times.
As expected, the Republican National Convention has featured a number of speakers seeking to elicit applause from the audience of delegates and convention attendees packed into Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum.
Part of that rhetoric includes criticisms of incumbent Democratic President Joe Biden, focusing on his physical health, mental acuity, ideology, and policies -- all of which are typically considered acceptable attacks in a fiercely fought campaign.
But a significant number of speakers have attacked the LGBTQ community, especially when expressing their contempt for transgender rights.
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