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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
The state where you are more likely to go to prison for being the governor then you are for committing murder.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
I would protest that, but statistically, it's true. We have a higher percentage of former governors in jail than murderers.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
I never got a clear answer about Qatar and the World Cup. Bribery for what?
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Securing the votes needed to host the event.
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TTIP is closer to approval. Lots of U-turns everywhere lately.
edited 28th May '15 11:51:56 PM by TerminusEst
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Why FIFA corruption is America's business. It's nice to be able to feel good about something my country is doing. No doubt it will soon turn out that someone else did the heavy lifting,World War 2/The American Revolution, that it was a cynical grab for power The Marshal Plan,or just the wrong thing. Still it feels nice, for now.
(CNN) Cuba officially off U.S. terror blacklist
edited 29th May '15 12:33:31 PM by PotatoesRock
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
Goody, that's only about 20 years overdue...
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Well Putin has his own theories:
edited 29th May '15 1:00:12 PM by AngelicBraeburn
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Of course, Putin's theories also blatantly contradict reality, as he claimed that no US citizens are involved, (tell that to Chuck Blazer, the guy who turned in FIFA officials to mitigate his own sentences of bribery and corruption) that the crimes have nothing to do with the US or its territories, when much of the money laundering was being done through US banks.
So, nothing new with regard to Putin's relationship to reality, there, I guess.
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A Super-Pac backing Rand Paul just released its first attack ad.
edited 29th May '15 2:09:02 PM by AngelicBraeburn
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...I'm sorry my snark just critfailed. I am without words.
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You know the Opinion peace I linked talks about exactly why Putin is wrong right?
I'll give Paul credit, his ad is um unique. At least it's not a black screen with a black and white photo of the opponent looking ashamed, with ether a male or female voiceover recounting that opponents misdeeds, and then of course their is the colored photo of the candidate the add supports looking happy and inspired. I swear it seems like they hire the same company to make half the attack ads in this country.
edited 29th May '15 2:24:42 PM by JackOLantern1337
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For those of us who can't view video, can someone give us a synopsis?
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That ad looks like it's trying to play off the "WTF Internet Randumb Humor" crowd without understanding how that works.
Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
Imagine if Stephen Colbert made a pro Rand Ad. But played serious instead of parody.
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Rand Paul vs Obama and his so called conservative allies, Lindsey Gram and Ted Cruz"the capitulating Canadian", all done in the style of a wrestling match promo, it is as hilarious as it sounds. Also whatever you call Cruz the man doesn't seem to be the "capitulating type." If anything his problem is refusing to "capitulate."
Edit: Oh and their are fire breathing Eagles, and a phoshoped shirtless Rand sporting a carpet of virility.
edited 29th May '15 2:28:54 PM by JackOLantern1337
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Oh my god, I'm dying of laughter right now.
Well, I'll give him points for trying, at least.
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Well, you can't spell Randumb without Rand.
We sure this ain't a trailer for a kickstarter movie? Coz this makes Kung Fury seems like a sober documentary in comparison.
Well now I feel silly. 
I was really replying to your commentary, not the article itself.
edited 29th May '15 8:55:08 PM by AngelicBraeburn
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The Texas Legislature has passed the Open Carry bill.
edited 29th May '15 9:11:10 PM by tclittle
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
The piece on FIFA really couldn't have chosen a better set of words, could they?
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What is it with Illinois, man?