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napkinz

(17,199 posts)
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 02:12 PM Oct 2016

Rick Wilson: "We're Not Even Close To The Final Surprise" (Watch Out, Donald!)

[font size="3"]Rick Wilson[/font]
‏@TheRickWilson
[font size="4"]We're not even close to the final surprise.[/font]

Brian Stelter @brianstelter
Be honest, who thought the final "October surprise" would come from James Comey?

https://twitter.com/TheRickWilson/status/792210310572732416






edit October 31, 2016: Looks like the answer is RUSSIA!
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Rick Wilson: "We're Not Even Close To The Final Surprise" (Watch Out, Donald!) (Original Post) napkinz Oct 2016 OP
Put semby2 Oct 2016 #1
well, we'll know Tuesday or Wednesday. napkinz Oct 2016 #2
Could be Who knows? anamandujano Oct 2016 #32
Won't that make it a November Surprise? Moonwalk Oct 2016 #80
I'm fine with a November surprise napkinz Oct 2016 #83
What's the deal? Tell me when you actually know. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Nov 2016 #102
ITA. LisaL Oct 2016 #22
Calling it right now Rocknrule Oct 2016 #8
I think the N bomb mainstreetonce Oct 2016 #9
Try an underage sex partner an abortion Loki Liesmith Oct 2016 #13
Yes, an abortion is a big possibility mainstreetonce Oct 2016 #14
The text of the NDA Loki Liesmith Oct 2016 #19
Republicans do this quite a bit and get forgiven when they "find Jesus" and "ask for forgiveness" mucifer Oct 2016 #30
Abortion is a big one mainstreetonce Oct 2016 #36
Another good one would be mainstreetonce Oct 2016 #38
We need to start shouting "Trump Taxes" at the rallys! Jim Beard Oct 2016 #45
perhaps no abortion, and a unfortunate child with drumph DNA. uncle ray Oct 2016 #53
there is nothing that he can do that will persuade deplorables fr voting luvmybluestate Oct 2016 #57
It's not about persuading the deplorable, it's about getting the Media back to Trump's scandals.... Moonwalk Oct 2016 #82
No, think big like safeinOhio Oct 2016 #12
yep napkinz Oct 2016 #18
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2016 #21
I don't think Trump's supporters would give a hoot about either. milestogo Oct 2016 #20
We don't give a hoot about tRump's supporters. They are irredeemable. anamandujano Oct 2016 #35
Yeah, I think if they have video of him screaming the "n" word some moderate repubs will stay home mucifer Oct 2016 #39
My pub neighbors don't talk politics anymore. I'm sure he disgusts them. anamandujano Oct 2016 #43
that might turn off some, and motivate others putitinD Oct 2016 #46
Put up or shut up. Early voting has begun. NightWatcher Oct 2016 #10
You want to wait a bit Loki Liesmith Oct 2016 #11
no NOW is the time. It takes awhile to get whatever into the public consciousness wordpix Oct 2016 #42
someone tweeted the same thought and he replied napkinz Oct 2016 #56
I think that's too late. The sooner the better Farmgirl1961 Oct 2016 #76
one person responded ... napkinz Oct 2016 #15
I'm thinking we need it fairly soon Farmgirl1961 Oct 2016 #78
this MAY be it ... napkinz Oct 2016 #86
But isn't it the same thing... ? Farmgirl1961 Oct 2016 #87
Trump on camera using C word tbennett Oct 2016 #17
We could all use a little "perk me up"😊 MountainMazza Oct 2016 #23
who the heck is Rick Wilson? getagrip_already Oct 2016 #25
A big deal Republican Consultant/Strategist. Very anti-trump from the very beginning emulatorloo Oct 2016 #27
he's a Never-Trump Republican (he often appears on The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell) napkinz Oct 2016 #29
I believe he was a Lyin Ted Cruz supporter wordpix Oct 2016 #73
Who is this guy? iandhr Oct 2016 #26
See my reply 25 emulatorloo Oct 2016 #28
made me think of ... napkinz Oct 2016 #50
he's on Joy Reid right now on MSNBC napkinz Oct 2016 #71
As if we need another surprise, what with a dozen women accusers already. Coyotl Oct 2016 #49
the MSM have stopped covering it ... this SHOULD have been breaking news yesterday ... napkinz Oct 2016 #65
Also a Miss Utah press conference. This is why Comey did his diversion. Coyotl Oct 2016 #66
Trump said earlier today Hillary is the MOST corrupt person to ever run for president ... really? napkinz Oct 2016 #67
I'd love to see the chronology just since he became the nominee. They come at breakneck speed. Coyotl Oct 2016 #69
and where are the calls to Lock HIM Up? napkinz Oct 2016 #70
Miss Utah. That's especially interesting given McMullin pulling away Republican votes suffragette Oct 2016 #75
Donald Trump underage rape accusation: Judge sets date for hearing December 16th Soulbro2 Oct 2016 #51
the rape case has been out there for months and the MSM never picked it up napkinz Oct 2016 #54
I want to see the never trump group he is with duncang Nov 2016 #97
I'll let John Oliver sum it up jberryhill Oct 2016 #52
Not even close to the final surprise???? brettdale Oct 2016 #55
Personnally I think this guy is bullshit.and he has nothing bigdarryl Oct 2016 #61
I agree Awsi Dooger Oct 2016 #62
Same thoughts here! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2016 #79
"You should have thought about that before nominating an unelectable psychopath" Coyotl Oct 2016 #68
"Without exaggeration, the number one attack on me by Trump people is that I'm bald ..." napkinz Oct 2016 #72
OK, looks like Wilson wasn't joking ... napkinz Oct 2016 #94
I was looking for this thread Catherine Vincent Nov 2016 #96
so no story??? brettdale Nov 2016 #98
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napkinz

(17,199 posts)
2. well, we'll know Tuesday or Wednesday.
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 02:18 PM
Oct 2016

a lot of chatter ... something is coming ... something wonderful

anamandujano

(7,004 posts)
32. Could be Who knows?
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 03:54 PM
Oct 2016
Could be
Who knows?
There's something due any day
I will know right away
Soon as it shows
It may come cannonballin' down through the sky
Gleam in its eye
Bright as a rose!


http://www.elyrics.net/read/w/west-side-story-lyrics/somethings-coming-lyrics.html



Moonwalk

(2,322 posts)
80. Won't that make it a November Surprise?
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 01:38 PM
Oct 2016
October's only got one day to go. It's Halloween or it's no longer an "October" Surprise.

Rocknrule

(5,697 posts)
8. Calling it right now
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 02:36 PM
Oct 2016

Either Trump dropping the N-bomb on video, or evidence that he did in fact have sex with Ivanka

mucifer

(23,487 posts)
30. Republicans do this quite a bit and get forgiven when they "find Jesus" and "ask for forgiveness"
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 03:50 PM
Oct 2016

Somehow the republican voters pretty much always forgive the republican politicians for sex scandals unless it's pedophilia. They aren't backing denny hastard.

It would have to be much more severe than cheating on his wife and an abortion.

mainstreetonce

(4,178 posts)
38. Another good one would be
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 04:06 PM
Oct 2016

His current taxes are not under audit.

He has repeated that lie from day one.

luvmybluestate

(54 posts)
57. there is nothing that he can do that will persuade deplorables fr voting
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 05:54 PM
Oct 2016

for him. they have had 30 yrs to word smith the clintons. fr the postings fr dems/bernie supporters who call hrc crooked etc, it is working well. i am proud to have voted for this exceptionally smart woman. those who don't follow rethugs nonsense will cont to support her.

Moonwalk

(2,322 posts)
82. It's not about persuading the deplorable, it's about getting the Media back to Trump's scandals....
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 01:43 PM
Oct 2016

...his real, abhorrent behavior, and off making-hay about Hillary's non-existence e-mail scandal...again. THAT is what it's about. Or, putting it another way, it's about making the blood pressure of Hillary voters go down.

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
18. yep
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 03:19 PM
Oct 2016

I think most people believe he probably used the "n" word so I don't think that would be a bombshell.

But confirming the Russia connection, now that would be SOMETHING.

anamandujano

(7,004 posts)
35. We don't give a hoot about tRump's supporters. They are irredeemable.
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 04:02 PM
Oct 2016

It's the other people we care about, those easily swayed by the lying prostituted MSM.

mucifer

(23,487 posts)
39. Yeah, I think if they have video of him screaming the "n" word some moderate repubs will stay home
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 04:08 PM
Oct 2016

or write in a candidate.

I think some of them are in denial.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
10. Put up or shut up. Early voting has begun.
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 02:40 PM
Oct 2016

If you've got dirt, expose it now before one more person Early Votes.

Do it. Do it now!!!

Loki Liesmith

(4,602 posts)
11. You want to wait a bit
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 02:51 PM
Oct 2016

Run up the early voting score and drop it near next weekend to depress trump vote on the 8th with no time to recover.

wordpix

(18,652 posts)
42. no NOW is the time. It takes awhile to get whatever into the public consciousness
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 04:11 PM
Oct 2016

Typical voter is not typical DU news junkie

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
56. someone tweeted the same thought and he replied
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 05:40 PM
Oct 2016

PseudonymousHominid ‏@PseudonymousRex 18h18 hours ago
@TheRickWilson Also, if the Clinton team has this stuff, wouldn't now be the time to drop it?

Rick WilsonVerified account
‏@TheRickWilson
@PseudonymousRex Nope. Think about it for a minute. 10 days left.

see https://twitter.com/TheRickWilson/status/792211651449724928

Farmgirl1961

(1,493 posts)
76. I think that's too late. The sooner the better
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 01:34 PM
Oct 2016

Maybe not today...but certain by tomorrow or Tuesday. If there's more than one bomb to drop, then spread it out over the week.

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
15. one person responded ...
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 02:57 PM
Oct 2016

Mark Fallu ‏@brisvegas1 6h6 hours ago
@therickwilson @allahpundit It’s like folk don’t get how oppo research works. You don’t use it when you get it, you use it when you need it.

Farmgirl1961

(1,493 posts)
78. I'm thinking we need it fairly soon
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 01:37 PM
Oct 2016

Sunday may not be the day...football games, folks at church...not so much interest in news worthy events. But tomorrow or Tuesday, with 1 week left -- absolutely!!!

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
86. this MAY be it ...
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 06:45 PM
Oct 2016

Sam SteinVerified account
‏@samsteinhp
Reid says he's talked w/ top NatSec officials who say that Comey “possesses explosive information” about Trump’s ties to Russia

see https://twitter.com/samsteinhp/status/792845597506101248

Farmgirl1961

(1,493 posts)
87. But isn't it the same thing... ?
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 06:49 PM
Oct 2016

If Reid is saying that Comey may have violated the Hatch Act, would the release of this information about Trump (as much as I want him to put it out there) also be covered under the Hatch Act? Am I missing something?

 

tbennett

(22 posts)
17. Trump on camera using C word
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 03:17 PM
Oct 2016

Breaking NEWS-Donald Trump makes lewd joke to Katie Couric with C word.



At 3 minutes.

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
65. the MSM have stopped covering it ... this SHOULD have been breaking news yesterday ...
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 10:23 PM
Oct 2016

The 12th woman has come forward to accuse Donald Trump of doing what he bragged about doing on the Billy Bush bus tape.

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/10/27/finland-accuses-donald-trump-sexual-assault-groped.html

this has gotten no coverage

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
66. Also a Miss Utah press conference. This is why Comey did his diversion.
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 10:35 PM
Oct 2016

Miss Finland and Miss Utah both stepping up after Trump said all the women were Hillary setups, what a disaster for Trump.

It is still being covered, but attention has been drawn away by a big nothing burger. But it is their big nothing burger, so much ado and they hope we get sucked into that vortex instead of focusing on the black hole that is Donald Trump's uncountable scandals and crimes. Another shoe will drop, and everyone will look that way next. Trump scandals are on a 2-3 day interval.

Oct. 23. Porn star Jessica Drake claims Donald Trump offered her $10G, use of his private jet for sex

Donald Trump’s offer of $10,000 and the use of his private jet couldn’t turn a porn star into a prostitute.

Jessica Drake — whose credits include “Sex for Sale” and “Think Pink” — claims she rejected the billionaire’s crude come-ons during a 2006 golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, Calif.

“This is not acceptable behavior for anyone — much less a presidential candidate,” the adult film star said ........


Oct. 25. Donald Trump hosted wild parties with sex, cocaine and underage models: report

..... Trump allowed the attendees to do whatever drugs they wanted, the photographer said. As guests partied hard on coke and top-shelf liquor, the mogul would stroll from room to room and hook up with girls.

“He'd wander off with a couple girls. I saw him. He was getting laid like crazy," the photographer said. "Trump was at the heart of it. He loved the attention and in private, he was a total f---ing beast.” .....


Oct. 28. Former Miss Finland is 12th woman to accuse Donald Trump of sexual assault

Ninni Laaksonen, a former Miss Finland in the Miss Universe competition that Trump once owned, alleged that he ‘grabbed my butt’ during a photo shoot

A former beauty queen has become the 12th woman to openly accuse Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump of sexual assault.
Jessica Drake: porn star is 11th woman to allege Trump sexual misconduct
Read more

Ninni Laaksonen, a former Miss Finland in the Miss Universe competition that Trump once owned, alleged in an interview with the Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat that Trump groped her before an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman in 2006.

“Before the show we were photographed outside the building,” Laaksonen said, according to a translation provided by The Telegraph. “Trump stood right next to me and suddenly he squeezed my butt. He really grabbed my butt.

“I don’t think anybody saw it but I flinched and thought: ‘What is happening?’”

Laaksonen said that she had been told at other events that year that Trump found her attractive because she reminded him of his wife, Melania, whom he had married the year before.

“Somebody told me there that Trump liked me because I looked like Melania when she was younger,” Laaksonen said. “It left me disgusted.”

..............

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
67. Trump said earlier today Hillary is the MOST corrupt person to ever run for president ... really?
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 10:48 PM
Oct 2016

[font size="3"]The Many Scandals of Donald Trump: A Cheat Sheet[/font]

by David A. Graham
October 13, 2016

The Trump Foundation
Where and when: Various, 1988-present

The dirt: Though Donald Trump often promises to give to charity, his foundation has proven rather skimpy on the gifts over the years—and when it has given, the money has often come from other pockets than Trump’s, including outside donors and even NBC. In the mid-2000s, Trump reconfigured the charity as a pass-through, soliciting donations from other and then giving the money away as though from himself. It appears that the foundation did not have the requisite legal permission from New York state to gather donations. In a few cases, the foundation also reported making donations it had not made. There’s special scrutiny on one $25,000 donation it did give, to a group supporting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, which arrived just days before she quashed an investigation into Trump University and the Trump Institute. Trump also appears to have used $258,000 in foundation money, most of it given by other donors and not himself, to settle legal disputes, including donations to charity in lieu of paying fines. Trump directed more than $2 million in income to the foundation, and if he didn’t pay taxes on them—his campaign for the most part refused to say—it would be illegal tax-dodging.

The upshot: The foundation may have broken IRS rules on “self-dealing” by paying to resolve the legal disputes as well as buying a portrait of Trump and a Tim Tebow helmet that went back to the Trump family. On the donation, Trump and Bondi both say there was no quid-pro-quo, but the donation was an illegal one for a charitable nonprofit, and the foundation had to pay a $2,500 fine. Liberal watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington charges other laws may have been broken as well. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has reportedly launched an investigation into the foundation. Schneiderman has also informed the foundation that it is in violation of rules on fundraising and ordered it to quit.

The Cuban Embargo
Where and when: Cuba, 1998-present

The dirt: Although U.S. law prohibits American commercial involvement in Cuba, there’s evidence to suggest that the Trump Organization has been active on the island for almost two decades. In 1998, as the Clinton administration loosened some restrictions, Trump scouted business opportunities, and according to documents viewed by Newsweek, spent $68,000 there, likely in violation of the law. More recently, Trump executive have traveled to Cuba in apparent scouting trips for golf resorts, BusinessWeek reports.

The upshot: Trump and his company have not commented in any detail on either report. One Trump executive told BusinessWeek that his travel to Cuba was unrelated to the company, while another associate said he’d discussed forming a company with Trump to run golf courses in Cuba. Experts said these activities would all likely fall afoul of current rules.

more at http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/10/donald-trump-scandals/474726/

It covers: Sexual-Assault Allegations, The Beauty Pageant Scandals, Racial Housing Discrimination, Mafia Ties, Trump University, Tenant Intimidation, The Four Bankruptcies, The Undocumented Polish Workers, Alleged Marital Rape, Breaking Casino Rules, Antitrust Violations, Condo Hotel Shenanigans, Corey Lewandowski, Suing Journalist Tim O’Brien for Libel, Refusing to Pay Workers and Contractors, Trump Institute, Buying Up His Own Books, Undocumented Models

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
69. I'd love to see the chronology just since he became the nominee. They come at breakneck speed.
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 10:57 PM
Oct 2016

suffragette

(12,232 posts)
75. Miss Utah. That's especially interesting given McMullin pulling away Republican votes
Sun Oct 30, 2016, 01:32 PM
Oct 2016

From Trump there.

Soulbro2

(11 posts)
51. Donald Trump underage rape accusation: Judge sets date for hearing December 16th
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 05:13 PM
Oct 2016

A federal judge has ordered a status conference hearing after a woman filed a lawsuit claiming Donald Trump raped her when she was 13-years-old in 1994.In the lawsuit a witness, identified by the pseudonym Tiffany Doe, alleges she saw Mr Trump and billionaire-paedophile Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly rape the plaintiff, identified as Jane Doe.

The complaint claims Epstein hired an unidentified woman to pick up teenage girls to bring to his parties.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-accused-underage-rape-lawsuit-a7352976.html

duncang

(1,907 posts)
97. I want to see the never trump group he is with
Wed Nov 2, 2016, 04:21 AM
Nov 2016

Plaster ads all across every state with one of the witnesses talking about it.

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
62. I agree
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 07:00 PM
Oct 2016

Even if something is being withheld, it's likely trivial.

There's a reason blockbuster campaign surprises receive so much attention. There aren't many of them. They are rare. They don't happen very often.

Now we've got 10 days remaining and we're teased to the point some people are actually expecting that type of rare event to show up. Nope. I'll root for it but I understand the favoritism.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
68. "You should have thought about that before nominating an unelectable psychopath"
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 10:54 PM
Oct 2016
Rick Wilson ‏@TheRickWilson 2 hours ago Retweeted Deplorable
You should have thought about that before nominating an unelectable psychopath

Deplorable @trumps_all
@mitchellvii @TheRickWilson if Hillary wins, millions of new immigrants will ensure the Democratic Party stays in power.......FOREVER !!!!


Rick Wilson ‏@TheRickWilson 8 hours ago
Without exaggeration, the number one attack on me by Trump people is that I'm bald. Endlessly amusing.


Rick Wilson Retweeted
Jose A. DelReal @jdelreal
Trump campaign spent $332,511 reimbursing Trump properties this month, including $13,431 to the new Trump DC hotel.

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