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tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
She/her
#254527: Sep 11th 2018 at 12:17:23 PM

... you know, Congress getting whumped by a hurricane after ignoring climate change for years would be rather apropos.

Bur from Flyover Country (Living Relic) Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#254528: Sep 11th 2018 at 12:27:10 PM

I’m sure all those “punishment from God” folks would be suspiciously silent about the government they elected getting trashed.

Edited by Bur on Sep 11th 2018 at 2:26:45 PM

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#254529: Sep 11th 2018 at 12:37:15 PM

[up][up]Maybe, but considering that DC itself is overwhelmingly Democratic, I have reservations about that line of thought.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
danime91 Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#254530: Sep 11th 2018 at 12:56:55 PM

[up]Who knows, it could be a real act of God/Gaia and literally only strike the Capitol Building or something.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#254531: Sep 11th 2018 at 1:02:39 PM

> I’m sure all those “punishment from God” folks would be suspiciously silent about the government they elected getting trashed.

Hardly,if anything they'll claim their God is punishing them because it's x's fault,ergo they'll find a scaoegoat

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Bur from Flyover Country (Living Relic) Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#254532: Sep 11th 2018 at 1:06:58 PM

Maybe they’ll change it up a bit and blame loose women.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#254533: Sep 11th 2018 at 1:08:12 PM

Or those evil gays. Or Muslims. Or do a real throwback and blame pagans.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
danime91 Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#254534: Sep 11th 2018 at 1:19:37 PM

Can we go back to the good old days of blaming Elvis?

AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#254535: Sep 11th 2018 at 1:28:50 PM

I've seen people claim those natural disasters are a punishment because the US became too tolerant.

However, no good explanation for why it mostly strikes those same god fearing states over the ebil libruls states.

Inter arma enim silent leges
Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#254536: Sep 11th 2018 at 1:29:23 PM

What about the gay frogs?

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#254537: Sep 11th 2018 at 1:59:35 PM

[up]Of course there is no retribution, God is too busy laughing at the jokes.

Inter arma enim silent leges
CookingCat Since: Jul, 2018
#254538: Sep 11th 2018 at 2:15:45 PM

I at least hope the EPA get trashed so they can't do that thing with the methane last page until the Democrats get the House and can stop them. Ugh, Wheeler is already worse than Pruitt...

Edited by CookingCat on Sep 11th 2018 at 2:55:49 AM

danime91 Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#254540: Sep 11th 2018 at 3:50:09 PM

And yet we still have no comprehensive plan for national cybersecurity.

Imca (Veteran)
#254541: Sep 11th 2018 at 4:41:21 PM

I would like to bet that he blames the EU or something, and ingnores russia.

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#254542: Sep 11th 2018 at 5:10:41 PM

He's already started saying that the Russians are helping Democrats.

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#254543: Sep 11th 2018 at 5:46:24 PM

The Republicans always accuse their opponents of what they, themselves are guilty of.

See Epstein and Pizzagate.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#254544: Sep 11th 2018 at 6:51:23 PM

@Last page: Ooh, I like that drop in Trump's popularity among independents. 47% to 31% is nothing to sneeze at, that's a fairly substantial drop.

Edited by PushoverMediaCritic on Sep 11th 2018 at 6:51:11 AM

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#254545: Sep 11th 2018 at 6:53:18 PM

Provided it translates to Independents actually voting Blue in the midterms and future elections.

Disgusted, but not surprised
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#254547: Sep 11th 2018 at 7:37:03 PM

Provided it translates to Independents actually voting Blue in the midterms and future elections.

True, but right-leaning independents not voting is IMO a boon enough on its own.

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
CookingCat Since: Jul, 2018
#254549: Sep 11th 2018 at 7:45:55 PM

[up] The US were never a member of the ICC, and have being ignoring it for years even before Trump became president.

Edited by CookingCat on Sep 11th 2018 at 7:48:44 AM

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#254550: Sep 11th 2018 at 8:14:39 PM

[up][up][up]I still wouldn't be too surprised if they decided to vote R anyway on the basis of "At least they aren't Democratic candidates."

That said, it is better for us that more and more Independents disapprove of Trump.

Edited by M84 on Sep 11th 2018 at 11:17:01 PM

Disgusted, but not surprised

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