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And the hypocrisy continues with TheRUMP

Nov 28, 2016 4:05AM PST
Trump falsely claims 'millions of people who voted illegally' cost him popular vote

Washington (CNN)President-elect Donald Trump alleged Sunday, without evidence, that "millions of people" voted illegally for Hillary Clinton and otherwise he would have won the popular vote. It's an unprecedented allegation by a president-elect.
Trump won the Electoral College and thus the White House, but the Democratic nominee leads him in the popular vote by about two million ballots.

"In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally," Trump tweeted.


And you thought you were getting change?

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Where is the hypocrisy you claim?
Nov 28, 2016 8:37AM PST

He's either right or he's wrong, but I don't see anything hypocritical about his tweet.....after all, HE isn't the one challenging the vote count, is he?

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RE:HE isn't the one challenging the vote count, is he?
Nov 28, 2016 12:12PM PST
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I don't think you actually know the
Nov 28, 2016 2:32PM PST

meaning of the word 'hypocrisy'......he isn't challenging the vote count; he made a statement correctly or not that he also won the popular vote if you take away the illegal votes. How is that hypocritical?

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RE: How is that hypocritical?
Nov 28, 2016 7:14PM PST

HE complains about Clinton saying she would accept the results of the election and then she complains....

HE said HE would accept the results of the election IF he won...HE won AND he's complaining....

THAT's hypocritical.

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No, that's called...
Nov 29, 2016 3:42AM PST

...doing EXACTLY what he said he'd do.

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RE:doing EXACTLY what he said he'd do
Nov 29, 2016 4:39AM PST

Please explain how he did EXACTLY what he said he'd do.

He said he would accept the results IF he won...he won...he should shut his cakehole about the results of the election.

Complaining or remarking on the vote count isn't "accepting".

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you are really confused
Nov 29, 2016 5:29AM PST

Accepting "results" doesn't mean one always accepts a complete accuracy of the process which gave those results. For instance you could accept the results of inheriting from a relative who died, but that doesn't mean you don't dispute the medical process concerning the level of care he received (or failed to receive) which resulted in his death.

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RE:Accepting "results"
Nov 29, 2016 7:00AM PST

Focus, James...FOCUS

Focus on the word "accept" NOT the word "results"

Accept...

to accommodate or reconcile oneself to,

to regard as true or sound; believe

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Using your definition of 'accept'
Nov 29, 2016 8:03AM PST

Explain why hilLIARy all of a sudden is NOT accepting when she claims that it goes against the democracy process and DID accept the results and conceded within 15 minutes. Trump ACCEPTED the win....she has NOT.

So where is HIS hypocrisy? You still haven't comprehended THAT word and ITS definition....does that mean you can't ACCEPT it?

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RE:does that mean you can't ACCEPT it?
Nov 29, 2016 11:21AM PST

ACCEPT that TheRUMP won the election?

NO...I will/can AGREE that he won the election.

Did YOU ACCEPT that Obama won the last 2 elections?

YOU did?

And yet you still complained?

Hypocrisy?

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Yes, I did accept that BO won the last time
Nov 29, 2016 1:32PM PST

because I saw that Romney couldn't beat him....he didn't have the 'temperament' to pull it off. Yes, I complained....not because he won, but because of his agendas/policies. There IS a difference, but you don't seem to recognize what that means. You don't accept Trump, but you agree that he won. Do you agree that he won FAIRLY though or were you so impressed with hilLIARy's honesty and integrity and her absolute love of this country rather than her ego that you were willing to take a criminal/crook over a businessman and that now you also need a puppy or play dough to get over 'your' loss? How do YOU believe Clinton would have been better for MY country because keeping up with Sanders' agendas and keeping BO's policies going don't look like real good options to me.

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Romney for new Libyan Ambassador?
Nov 29, 2016 8:01PM PST

Or something similar. Wink

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I'm fairly certain...
Nov 29, 2016 8:00PM PST

... he accepts that he's the president-elect. Happy

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Both Trump AND Clinton accepted the
Nov 29, 2016 3:43AM PST

results of the ELECTION, JP.....yes, he DID win, and SHE accepted and conceded that fact. HE said for months that the system was rigged....he was proved to be right in various directions that the fix was in for Clinton including taking it away from Sanders. SHE said he was 'whining' about it being rigged when she believed SHE would win.

HIS statement about illegal voters isn't hypocritical because the results of the election isn't being challenged by him; it's strictly a stand-alone statement......HER joining Stein's recount IS hypocritical because it shows she DIDN'T accept the results of the election.

You are normally such a stickler here regarding the usage of words, JP. I'm surprised you don't know the meaning of one you are tossing around now.

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RE:it's strictly a stand-alone statement
Nov 29, 2016 4:54AM PST

Talking to hear himself talk?

HIS statement about illegal voters isn't hypocritical because the results of the election isn't being challenged by him;

NOT what I claimed...

I didn't use the word "challenged"....I used the word "complained", A person doesn't have to "challenge" something to be a hypocrite.

Complaining about Hillarys statements and then HE does the same thing IS hypocritical.

ESL Toni?


English Second Language

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He has NOT complained about hilLIARy's statements
Nov 29, 2016 8:07AM PST

because she hasn't SAID anything, JP. ESL, JP?

HIS statement was about winning the popular vote IF illegal votes hadn't been counted........that's NOT hypocrisy by ANY means of the definition of the word. HER hypocrisy is by ACCEPTING her loss and Trump's win the night of the election, and now having her campaign joining in a recount that will NOT change the results in any way. English MUST be YOUR second language because you don't seem to actually UNDERSTAND it.......

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RE:because she hasn't SAID anything,
Nov 29, 2016 11:28AM PST

Well something very strange is going on...Someone is posting in YOUR name

From a post today under YOUR name in THIS thread

Explain why hilLIARy all of a sudden is NOT accepting when she claims that it goes against the democracy process

She made a claim without speaking, are you trying to catch me in a wordgame?

Did she transmit her feeling with a Vulcan mind meld?

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Those were words she used against Trump
Nov 29, 2016 1:34PM PST

during the campaign debate and afterward, JP.....since the recount began with Stein, she hasn't said a word.....but her campaign has joined in. She hasn't told them to stop the nonsense though, has she? Making that hypocritical on her part, don't you think?

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I am looking at it this way
Nov 28, 2016 2:41PM PST

look at it this way, if the other parties denied there was no voter fraud, he can come back and say there is absolutely no reason for a recount.

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A small area of confusion with your post
Nov 29, 2016 1:42AM PST

This statement " if the other parties denied there was no voter fraud" seems it might be the reverse of what you intended. If I deny that there was no voter fraud, it means that I believe there was or might be fraud. If you take out the word "no" it suggests the opposite. As well, it's unclear as to whether you are referring to a political party or a person who was a candidate. I would not want to think that a political party itself had that much authority over the election outcome. In this case, I'd want "parties" to refer to candidates and not party labels.

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He's wrapped himself...
Nov 29, 2016 3:44AM PST

...in double negatives and that makes him feel positive he's correct.