Rigged election calls concession into question

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Clinton considering claiming rigged election

Trump camp shocked that she would question “hallmark of democracy”

In a shocking turn of events, the Clinton campaign is considering going public with a claim that the upcoming presidential election is rigged.

The rigging claim comes after FBI director James Comey’s revelation that the agency may have discovered emails relevant to the Hillary Clinton email investigation that belonged to Mrs. Clinton’s top aide, Huma Abedin,

A Clinton staffer, speaking on the condition of anonymity because these are still internal discussions said, “We believe that the RNC and the Trump campaign have colluded with Director Comey to throw the election to Donald Trump. We are considering suing those perpetrating this assault against democracy.”

Given this new situation, it is rumored that if she loses, Secretary Clinton will not concede the election but will “wait and see” and keep us in “suspense.”

Informed of the possibility that if she loses Clinton will claim that the election was rigged, Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said, “We are shocked that the Clintons believe that this could possibly be a rigged election. Mr. Trump has always said he had complete confidence in the American electoral process and the tradition that a loser needs to lick her wounds and gracefully concede,” going on to say, “These are both hallmarks of our democracy. ”

Regarding the possibility that the Clinton campaign might take legal action, Conway went on to say, “Mr. Trump strongly believes that you can’t solve everything with a lawsuit.”

Poll: Trump supporters overwhelming think America was great in the '50's

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Poll reveals when America was great

Trump campaign theme put into context by supporters

(Editor's note: While the James Comey induced Hillary Clinton/Huma Abedin/Anthony Wiener email revelation is dominating the news, we felt the results of this important survey, originally scheduled for publishing yesterday, still needed to be made public.)

It is a well-known fact that Donald J. Trump’s main campaign theme is “Make America Great Again.” But, until now, there has been little understanding of when Trump supporters believe America was great.

A new poll conducted by the renowned polling organization, Polls ‘R Us, is providing the answer.

In a survey of Trump supporters fielded between October 17 and October 26 an overwhelming 67% of respondents mentioned the 1950’s, followed by 1860 at 12%, 1918 at 8% and 1945 at 5%:

Polls 'R Us - 10/17-26/2015
When Was America Great?
1950's	67%
1860	12%
1918	8%
1945	5%
America Is Still Great	2%
Other/Do Not Know	6%
+/- 2.5 points

In a departure from conventional surveys, Polls ‘R Us also asked respondents to say why they chose the answer they did. The following summarizes the most frequent responses:

1950’s: “We ran things the way they should be run.” “Didn’t have to worry about voting rights, equal opportunity.” “Black people knew their place and knew what would happen to them if they didn’t.” “Men worked and women stayed home to clean and serve.” “No Japanese cars and American cars were still made in America.” “Joe McCarthy exposed Commies.” "Black lists kept us safe from Commie and Jew ideas." “Clerks in stores spoke English.”

1860: “Still had God-given right to own slaves.” “States’ rights were real.” “Great year until rigged Lincoln election.” “Ended great when South Carolina seceded.”  

1918: “Won on the war.” “Women just stayed home and couldn’t vote.” “Last year before Prohibition took away my beer.”

1945: “Won the war.” “Exercised our God-given right to nuke our enemies.”

America Still Great: "401K is up 200% since Great Recession." 

Polls 'R Us spokesman Paul Polinberg was not surprised by the survey's findings. "Frankly, I'm not surprised by the results or the rationale for the results as I've actually met and spent time with many Trump supporters. This is an accurate reflection of what they think."

Giuliani's request to return as prosecutor denied because of rare psychological disorder

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Giuliani vows to “see Clinton in orange jumpsuit”

Applies for reinstatement as prosecutor so he can try her himself

It is no secret that Rudy Giuliani, one of Donald J. Trump’s most aggressive surrogates, believes that Hillary Clinton should be locked up.  

In fact, this week, in an interview on CNN with Chris Cuomo, the former New York City mayor* said he’d like “to see Clinton in an orange jumpsuit.”

What is not generally known is that Mr. Giuliani is so intent on prosecuting Mrs. Clinton that he has applied for reinstatement as a federal prosecutor in order to try the case personally.

In information obtained by “Around the Block” from WikiDrips, run by Juliette Assange, Julian’s left-wing sister, we have learned that Mr. Giuliani’s request for reinstatement was denied by the Justice Department.

According to the WikiDrips drips, Mr. Giuliani’s request went through the normal Justice Department reinstatement protocols, which includes a complete psychological evaluation of the applicant.

In recommending a denial of Giuliani’s application, Justice Department chief psychologist, Dr. Lawrence Looney wrote, “Based on our extensive testing, we found that Mr. Giuliani suffers from the extremely rare disorder, aggressive-aggressive behavior. Unlike passive-aggressive behavior in which an individual demonstrates the indirect expression of hostility, in aggressive-aggressive behavior hostility knows no bounds and is most often demonstrated in uncontrolled, hateful, venomous statements and accusations, most of which are either unfounded or incoherent. For this reason, we cannot approve of Mr. Giuliani’s application for reinstatement. “

Calls for comment to Mr. Giuliani on both the application and the rejection went unanswered.

The Trump campaign, for its part, did not officially comment on the news about its most aggressive surrogate. However, a Trump staffer, speaking on the condition of anonymity since he wasn’t authorized to comment did say, “While we cannot verify the veracity of this WikiDrip drip, we all always knew that Rudy Giuliani was crazy and are not surprised by this possible confirmation.”

*(Editor’s Note: Mr. Giuliani is not only a former New York mayor but also a former federal prosecutor. However, New Jersey governor Chris “Did I Say I Was a Former Federal Prosecutor” Christie has trademarked the term, “Former Federal Prosecutor,” which prohibits associating the term with anyone other than Christie without express written consent. “Around the Block” did reach out to the governor’s office for that consent but was told the governor could not grant consent at the moment as he was in Fort Lee tied up with “other legal matters.”)

Holders of "Blacks for Trump" signs redefining "Blacks"

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White Woman Waving 'Blacks For Trump' Sign Appears Behind Trump At Rally 

Conway claims coverage of sign holder shows corrupt media bias

The colorful, enthusiastic crowd behind Donald Trump at a rally Tuesday in Sanford, Florida drew some attention from the Republican presidential nominee.

"I love those pink signs, 'Women for Trump.' I love the signs behind me," he crowed. "'Blacks for Trump.' I like those signs. 'Blacks for Trump.' You watch. You watch. Those signs are great!"

Among the supporters holding one of Trump's  beloved signs was a white woman holding the sign, “Blacks for Trump.”

Apparently the same woman was seen holding a different, but similar “Blacks for Trump” sign earlier this month at a rally in Lakeland, Florida.

 Commenting on the media coverage of a white woman holding a sign “Blacks for Trump,” Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said:

“This is just another example of the corrupt, elite media doing what it can to fix this rigged election. Had they done their job, they would have known that the woman holding the sign is Mrs. Betty Sue Billy Jean Black who was just displaying her G0d-given right to show her, and her family’s, support for Mr. Trump.”

Ms. Conway declined to comment on why another supporter at the Sanford rally wearing a doctor's coat and a stethoscope was not holding a sign.

Eric Trump es mudo como una caja de piedras

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Eric Trump poses for picture with Latina at rally

But her shirt says: “Latina Contra Trump”

In a recent “Around the Block,” (http://tedblocksblog.blogspot.com/2016/09/roxbox-co-says-trump-jr-comparison-to.html) we reported that after comparing Syrian refugees to a bowl of Skittles, the Super Pac “Donald Trump, Really?” which supports Hillary Clinton, said, “This latest Tweet from Donald Trump Jr., one of his father’s most senior and valued advisers, goes to show that he is ‘dumb as a box of rocks’ and nothing he, or the campaign for that matter says, should be taken seriously."

At the time, RoxBox, owner of the world’s most popular assortment of boxes of rocks, called the disparagement of boxes of rocks by comparing them to Trump Jr. a new low, strongly rebuking the “box of rocks” characterization.

Well, one of the Trump hijos and “Donald Trump, Really?” are at it again. But this time, it’s Jr.’s younger brother, Eric.

At a recent rally for Donald Trump , Eric Trump and his wife, Lara, posed for a photo with a young woman wearing a shirt that said “Latina contra Trump.”

The shirt’s message translates as “Latina against Trump.”

The woman wearing the anti-Trump shirt, 23-year-old Annie Cardelle, said she was “shocked that she would be able to pull off such a bold-faced stunt.”

Instead, to her amazement, she said three event staffers looked her over before allowing her and her sister to pose next to the power couple, tweeting:

The Super Pac, “Donald Trump, Really?” quickly released a statement:

 “Our recent characterization of Donald Trump Jr. as "dumb as a box of rocks" was criticized by RoxBox as insensitive to boxes of rocks. With this current incident, it appears that Eric Trump is actually dumber than his older brother. After consultation with RoxBox, we can now state that Eric Trump es mudo como una caja de piedras.