Political Debate Circa 2015

Talking about politics is like jumping into a river. While wise people steer clear of the rocks, others recklessly head into the roiling whitewater, spewing their long-winded opinions on unsuspecting Facebookers who are just looking for a little distraction from their mundane lives. These conversations, aptly called "streams," can go on for a day or more, filled with nonsense, hate and misinformation. I usually delete them without reading more than the first couple of comments, but enough to get a general idea. Lately they look pretty much like this:

Opening Salvo (OS): That jerk Donald Trump is a total asshole. The Repugnicans have lost it, they have no chance of winning with that clown! Can anyone think of one good thing to say about the guy?

First Responder (FR): At least he's not a liar like Hillary Cankles!

Second Responder (SR): What do her fat ankles have to do with it? Besides, Trump's hair is a joke, do we have to see that silly mop for four years?

Third Responder (TR): Stick to the issues, you two. Everyone knows that the GOP hates blacks, loves guns, and serves only the rich. We need Hillary to protect the middle class and make sure all the immigrants get a fair shake. She will continue the fine work that Obama has done so far.

FR: Fine work! Ha! Obama has screwed up the whole country and made race a much bigger issue. There are dead white cops everywhere to prove it.

SR: Who cares about dead cops, how about the 3,000 people George W. Bush had killed on 9/11 so he could go into Iran and avenge his daddy!"

New Person (NP): You folks are all missing the point. What this country needs is a strong leader who can get us back on track, fix our tax code and make America great again. Trump is the only one with the balls to do that!

FR: I'm pretty sure Hillary had the tranny surgery and now has balls. And Bush went into Iraq, you moron.

OS: Yeah, well Trump is a blankety-blanking assholic goofball, and blah blah blah reality tv show host and Trump Tower and besides, he raped his first wife! What about that?

NP: He did not rape her, and besides I think it was the second wife you no-nothing nitwit. Anyway, Rubio and Biden woof woof, arf, grrrrrr and growl. The Democrats are all sheep and Obama is baaa-baaaa-booooooooriiing! 

SR: If you ask me, Rubio, Rand Paul and Chris Christie should all just blah blah and yada yada and leave the stage for the da da das. The illegal aliens should all be allowed to blankety-blank their anchor babies at the fence and storm the border.

TR: Nobody asked you. At least Christie hugged Obama! He is willing to work across the aisle, and you moronic idiots can't even see how that would help the country. 
 
OS: Chris Christie is too fat and that's that. Dum da dum da dum, illegal aliens, bop, bleep, bloop and blooooppy. Higher taxes, unemployment, yip yip yap.

NP: Bark bark, grrrrrrrr, woof arf arf., ...Blah blah and arrrrrrrggh.

FR: Hillary yada yada yada, Trump blah blah, and what about Craky Fiorina?

TR: You can't even spell rite. Anyway, Bill Clinton raped women and he was a great president!

See you at the polls in 2016, where all these folks will be voting too.