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BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#287426: Aug 11th 2019 at 12:42:34 PM

If Republicans have a hard time in Alaska in 2020, it's probably in part due to our governor fucking us over en masse, cutting programs like senior benefits, homeless assistance programs, and massive cuts to the University of Anchorage. Which, by the by, is also a large contributor in the study of climate change.

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#287427: Aug 11th 2019 at 12:43:27 PM

A new addition to kneeling to the anthem:

American fencer kneels on medal stand during anthem, tweets about Trump and gun control – "My pride ... has been cut short by the multiple shortcomings of the country I hold so dear to my heart," Race Imboden tweeted. "Racism, Gun Control, mistreatment of immigrants, and a president who spreads hate are at the top of a long list."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/08/11/american-fencer-kneels-medal-stand-during-anthem-protest-gun-violence-trump-racism/

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#287428: Aug 11th 2019 at 12:44:14 PM

Also it's probably harder to ignore climate change when the snow-cover mountain you live by suddenly isn't so snow-covered.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#287429: Aug 11th 2019 at 1:02:22 PM

I think that focus on the deep red states for the statewide elections is a bad call, and would repeat Clinton's mistake of ignoring the light blue and swing states that a Democrat needs to get 270 Electoral Votes.

Now, putting resources into (winnable) red state races is a good call, but the focus has to be on the battles that can be won. The Republican base is downright servile, no matter what the GOP does they turn out in reliable numbers for them, and combined with voter suppression and gerrymandering... resources are in limited supply and can't be spent everywhere.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#287430: Aug 11th 2019 at 1:06:23 PM

The mistake of 2016 was ignoring some states, on some level every state is competitive.

Also when it comes to resources it's worth remembering that there are untapped resources in some states, Beto managed to tap into resources in Texas, sure it's not worth putting a ton of presidential resources into Kansas, but a good senatorial candidate could draw upon some resources that would make the state more competitive and force the GOP to spend money there.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#287431: Aug 11th 2019 at 1:08:10 PM

The other mistake is to assume that you can constrain the Evil Turtle solely through blue states. There aren't enough Republican Senators in blue states for that strategy to work.

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#287432: Aug 11th 2019 at 1:10:56 PM

I'm honestly reminded of how the 'rust belt' areas voted for the Trump,how Hilary apparently didn't spend enough time there according to one article's title I saw

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Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#287433: Aug 11th 2019 at 1:14:19 PM

Most analysts I listen to prioritize the Midwest, with Pennsylvania being lumped in there as well as the key winnable states for Democrats. Except Ohio, which many of them seem to have written off. Arizona is often considered a secondary target, and the longshots of Texas and Georgia bringing up the rear.

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#287434: Aug 11th 2019 at 1:15:09 PM

It's not just about time, resources matter as well. Now if it weren't for Comey Hillary would have won, but her margin was to thin to withstand interference from the FBI director, it should have been stronger.

Edited by Silasw on Aug 11th 2019 at 8:35:13 AM

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
RainingMetal (Handed A Sword) Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#287435: Aug 11th 2019 at 2:47:10 PM

A new addition to kneeling to the anthem

Given that it took place abroad, I wonder how the audience reacted. Probably didn't notice because it wasn't their battle to fight.

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CommanderAce Commander Thor from Planet Earth, United States Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Commander Thor
#287436: Aug 11th 2019 at 3:35:05 PM

I don’t think this has been mentioned, but the Trump Administration is drafting an Executive Order that could force government regulation of social media. Effectively, this could possibly allow them to take action against sites they claim are biased against conservatives, which doesn’t sound good.

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#287437: Aug 11th 2019 at 3:38:27 PM

And all the red flags just went off in my head reading that...

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#287438: Aug 11th 2019 at 3:39:04 PM

Mine too,alarm bells so loud it scared an imaginary cat

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LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#287439: Aug 11th 2019 at 3:41:55 PM

I want to say this will got shot down on first amendment rules but I honestly don't know with the current courts.

Oh really when?
Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#287440: Aug 11th 2019 at 3:45:10 PM

That doesn't sound like something that could explode in their face no-siree.

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
Kaiseror Since: Jul, 2016
#287441: Aug 11th 2019 at 4:15:48 PM

[up][up] Right there with you, the news of this needs to be spread far as possible.

Shippudentimes Since: Dec, 2012
#287442: Aug 11th 2019 at 4:27:00 PM

So, apparently, due to pressure from Trump, bots, and the right,Universal cancels a formerly upcoming release that adapts the 1924 short story The Most Dangerous Game due to it supposedly "being an attack against conservatives" and being "too soon in the wake of last week's shootings." I can kinda see the latter reasoning, but the former....guh?

NativeJovian Jupiterian Local from Orlando, FL Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Jupiterian Local
#287443: Aug 11th 2019 at 4:29:53 PM

It's because the targets of the hunt were called "deplorables" — nevermind the fact that they're the victims and the hunters are the bad guys of the movie. It has people shooting "deplorables" for sport, so obviously it's a movie about how people should go out and start murdering conservatives, as liberals are well known for advocating.

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Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#287444: Aug 11th 2019 at 4:31:20 PM

I'm glad it was canceled, Conservatives are in no way the victims and that work was clearly trying to suggest that they were.

It was idiotic and pointless satire.

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#287445: Aug 11th 2019 at 4:32:32 PM

There's no real supposedly about it, it's pretty blatantly a movie where liberals hunt conservatives for sport.

Good riddance honestly

Edited by LeGarcon on Aug 11th 2019 at 7:32:46 AM

Oh really when?
CrimsonZephyr Would that it were so simple. from Massachusetts Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
Would that it were so simple.
#287446: Aug 11th 2019 at 4:46:06 PM

Probably for the best. What an utterly idiotic idea.

The original story was about a couple of New York city boys being hunted by a crazed aristocrat in the Caribbean. If you really want to see a screen adaptation, or the closest thing to one, just watch Deliverance.

Edited by CrimsonZephyr on Aug 11th 2019 at 7:47:20 AM

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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#287447: Aug 11th 2019 at 4:50:10 PM

Wait, the gun nuts who hunt the people they see as subhuman are the LIBERALS?

Also:

  • The Hunger Games
  • The Purge

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#287448: Aug 11th 2019 at 4:51:21 PM

Yeah and it's not subtle about it at all.

I don't even know if it's supposed to be satire honestly

Oh really when?
Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#287449: Aug 11th 2019 at 4:54:17 PM

That's what the trailer implied by using the term "deplorables". The fact they're hunted by a multi-ethnic team including a Latina and a black woman didn't help (and the hunted are all white folk). For what it's worth it's possible this was just a marketing stunt and the film itself didn't reflect it.

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Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#287450: Aug 11th 2019 at 4:55:09 PM

This is Trump's tweet that got the movie yanked:

"The movie coming out is made in order to inflame and cause chaos. They create their own violence, and then try to blame others. They are the true Racists, and are very bad for our Country!"

Apparently he was reacting to criticism of the movie he saw on Fox News.

Vox points out that the film's pedigree "(super-producer Jason Blum, of Get Out and The Purge fame; director Craig Zobel, whose Compliance is one of the best recent movies about what makes fascism so hard to resist; writers Damon Lindelof and Nick Cuse, who paired with Zobel for the fantastic Leftovers episode "International Assassin")" indicates there is probably some sort of third act twist that flies in the face of the "Liberals hunting MAG As" advertising.

And "is" rather than "was" because odds are strong it's just being delayed rather than pulled entirely.

Edited by Parable on Aug 11th 2019 at 4:57:09 AM


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