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ryanasaurus0077 Since: Jul, 2009
#334252: Oct 18th 2020 at 9:05:47 PM

I've just found out about Cain being fired for his politics and added it to the Live-Action TV section of Role-Ending Misdemeanor without going into any real detail.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#334253: Oct 18th 2020 at 9:10:55 PM

Tim Allen's also a Trump guy and apparently die-hard conservative, though that one might come off as less of a shock.

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#334254: Oct 18th 2020 at 9:19:53 PM

[up][up][up] George Reeves, predecessor to Christopher Reeve, who played Superman The Adventures of Superman back in the radio/black-and-white TV days. His Superman radio show did an episode about the KKK that did a lot to expose their true nature to the world.

From its Awesome Moments page

The radio series had a meta crowning moment with the Clan of the Fiery Cross arc, where Superman took on the KKK: armed with real KKK secrets obtained from Stetson Kennedy, it did so much to strip the mystique and perceived "respectability" from the Klan that it managed to seriously reduce the organization's recruitment and derail its then-current rise in popularity.

Edited by sgamer82 on Oct 18th 2020 at 9:21:39 AM

Forenperser Foreign Troper from Germany Since: Mar, 2012
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#334255: Oct 19th 2020 at 2:47:19 AM

The most prominent Trump supporting celeb however is James Woods.

He even got suspended from Twitter for it for a few weeks due to being such an asshole.

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Ayasugi Since: Oct, 2010
#334256: Oct 19th 2020 at 3:07:10 AM

So I'm not sure why, but the top left ad in the You Tube app has stopped being Trump and started being Biden. I'm guessing either Trump's running out of money and couldn't pay for the spot, or Biden outbid him.

Another interesting thing, Trump's ads were half attack ads and half "look out how great and loved I am" ads (based on the thumbnails and titles at least), while Biden's are almost all neutral. Not as attention-grabbing, but very much not just selling "vote for me because I'm not Trump".

speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
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#334258: Oct 19th 2020 at 5:56:32 AM

Original Position Fallacy + privilege. They don't have to worry about going broke, being killed by police, or not being able to afford medical care.

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#334259: Oct 19th 2020 at 6:14:25 AM

[up][up]Seeing Jaheim on the list disappointed me heavily. Seeing Keemstar surprised me more than it probably should have.

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CrimsonZephyr Would that it were so simple. from Massachusetts Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
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#334260: Oct 19th 2020 at 6:16:21 AM

He typically doesn't have much support among A-listers and the Hollywood establishment. I mean, who actually values Scott Baio's political endorsement? Covid's wiped out a big portion of the demographic that has seen and can remember an episode of Charles in Charge.

For every Trump celebrity endorsement, there's like twenty for Biden. I'm not worried.

Edited by CrimsonZephyr on Oct 19th 2020 at 9:16:41 AM

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#334261: Oct 19th 2020 at 6:18:49 AM

[up]x3 Looks at the list, expecting to not find anyone I really care about ... Wait, Eric Carmen?! Why?

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#334262: Oct 19th 2020 at 6:36:35 AM

[up]x4 ...Johnny Rotten?

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ironballs16 Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#334263: Oct 19th 2020 at 6:48:07 AM

Barring any sign of fraud, I think they should just accept the ballots from the addresses they came from.

Unfortunately, doing that could lead some parents to vote for their voting-aged children (I know we have a couple posters here who have to keep their votes concealed) because they "know" how they're going to vote anyway. Remember - the signature isn't just to reassure Republicans - it's also meant to reassure voters that they're the only ones who can vote in their name.

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#334264: Oct 19th 2020 at 7:03:55 AM

Yeah that’s the one genuine risk of vote-by-mail, you get head-of-household voting, where an entire household ends up being made to vote the way of one individual in the household.

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
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#334265: Oct 19th 2020 at 7:55:27 AM

I don't think the signature matching thing is necessarily voter suppression, it's one of those ideas that sounds perfectly reasonable. We use signatures to approve official documents all the time, after all, and there they work just fine. They even work fine when you don't sign something in person with the authority asking for it.

I think the problem with signatures for voting is that the requirement for matching them is simply too stringent, that is where the system keeps failing. This could just as easily be overcaution as malice, and is probably a bit of both.

A much better system would be using something that doesn't change, like a fingerprint.

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Wyldchyld (Old as dirt)
#334266: Oct 19th 2020 at 8:12:53 AM

x3 Looks at the list, expecting to not find anyone I really care about ... Wait, Eric Carmen?! Why?

That one jumped out at me, too.

Edited by Wyldchyld on Oct 19th 2020 at 4:24:11 PM

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#334267: Oct 19th 2020 at 8:15:05 AM

Read that as Eric Cartman,anyone else?

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#334268: Oct 19th 2020 at 8:16:35 AM

Nope, i did too at first glance.

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
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#334269: Oct 19th 2020 at 8:19:53 AM

Yeah, I read Eric Cartman too.

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#334270: Oct 19th 2020 at 8:23:24 AM

Not on that list: Toby Turner, a faded YouTube personality whose comedy I used to enjoy very much.

Edited by Fighteer on Oct 19th 2020 at 11:23:34 AM

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Wyldchyld (Old as dirt)
#334271: Oct 19th 2020 at 8:24:20 AM

I don't think the signature matching thing is necessarily voter suppression, it's one of those ideas that sounds perfectly reasonable.

It does disproportionately catch people from certain groups: those with a range of physical, mental and learning disabilities; those from deprived backgrounds who have poor writing skills; trans and gender non-conforming people; people for whom English isn't their native language; and women.

It also disproportionately hits military personnel and overseas voters.

Edited by Wyldchyld on Oct 19th 2020 at 4:31:19 PM

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Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#334272: Oct 19th 2020 at 8:29:58 AM

Like I know for a fact that I have never signed my name the same way twice. So I'd be buggered under that system.

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#334273: Oct 19th 2020 at 8:31:32 AM

Yes, but that's probably true for any mail-in system, not just the US one. Hence why it should probably be replaced in general.

How do banks deal with signatures, though? They should be having the same issues recognizing signatures, right?

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#334274: Oct 19th 2020 at 8:32:02 AM

Not to mention doctors. Dear god those chicken scratches...

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#334275: Oct 19th 2020 at 8:37:20 AM

I used to try and sign my name consistently, but gave up on that when it became apparent no really cared if you actually gave a proper signature or just swiggled a line. Even so, if I were to really sign it probably hasn't been so long that it would have changed significantly.


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