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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Long Live the King
But isn't that slightly better than "you'll be assassinated within a year and a half of being elected" like the story is for Catholics?
Probably because telling a kid that they absolutely cannot be something doesn't exactly do wonders to their self-esteem.
edited 22nd Oct '12 7:55:33 AM by rmctagg09
Hugging a Vanillite will give you frostbite.![]() |
@ Balmung: If you wanna go campaign for Ewing, you might have an easier time talking to people (especially people who care about the internet) by bringing up SOPA, as opposed to the usual slate of issues that people have heard about endlessly.
edited 22nd Oct '12 8:15:46 AM by GlennMagusHarvey
Respectfully, deathpigeon, if you wish to comment on military matters beyond broadly political implications - such as Pakistani anti-drone capability, for example - you should read up on the topic, even if you don't like it, because otherwise you come off as somewhat naive. Yes, the USAF is a much more technologically advanced air force than its Pakistani counterpart. This does not mean that its drones would not be easy for Pakistan to shoot down if it so chose, because drones are not designed to defend themselves against a reasonably competent air force.
edited 22nd Oct '12 9:39:02 AM by pagad
With cannon shot and gun blast smash the alien. With laser beam and searing plasma scatter the alien to the stars.@death pidgeon- you wrong on the manuverability bit. Most of our drones used there are predators or preadtor derivatives, nearly all of which are turbo-prop planes. If their air force was just P-51s they could shoot them down. and comparing their power to that of the air force's is kind of pointless, this is about downing drones, not fighting our F-22s and F-15s.
Oops. :P
edited 22nd Oct '12 10:54:55 AM by Joesolo
I'm baaaaaaack@GMH: I'm actually not sure how much opposition it would get around here. I've met far too many (which is to say, more than zero, but still) people who think SOPA was perfectly reasonable. That said, if I ever get into a conversation about it, I'll have to remember that.
@Joe: "their" not "there".
edited 22nd Oct '12 10:13:12 AM by Balmung
Larry Sabato just came up with the most likely map in case of a draw...
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I no longer regret voting for Obama. Nevada and Iowa are far more important than I thought.
And Sabato actually expressed an opinion that shares this belief with me.
"We don’t have a dog in this race, but we are rooting for one thing: no tie! A 269-269 Electoral College outcome would inevitably be a national crisis on par — or worse — with the 2000 Florida cliffhanger, especially if Romney lost the popular vote."
edited 22nd Oct '12 10:49:26 AM by Skatepunk
I am actually considering a thread that asks the question "What does the rest of the world do if the United States falls into civil war again?". Imagining the hypothetical responses from British ministers, with their language of parliament and nervous pauses, is quite amusing.
Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.Donald Trump announces bombshell announcement to be made on Wednesday. :|
Very big Daydream Believer. "That's not knowledge, that's a crapshoot!" -Al Murray "Welcome to QI" -Stephen FryActually, according to another website linked earlier in this thread (I think it was this thread):
I'll bet it's some form of promotion for the next season of The Apprentice. Trump is a freaking self-promotion whore.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Probably, but he claims that it will "definitely" influence the election and that "people will be shocked" by it.
Very big Daydream Believer. "That's not knowledge, that's a crapshoot!" -Al Murray "Welcome to QI" -Stephen FryAnd my grandmother was the queen of Sheba.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Better than an Obama/Ryan ticket. They would blow him away so fast.
Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.Hey, remember Representative Mike Coffman (R-CO), who said that he's not sure where Obama was born but he's sure that Obama is not American stands by his statement that he misspoke and apologizes
?
Well, he was caught plagiarizing
.
Hey, remember Senate candidate Todd "legitimate rape" Akin (R-MO)?
Well, he went and compared his opponent, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), to a "little dog" who fetches stuff.
Well, that wouldn't be too bad, but then one of his campaign staffers had this to say about it:
> "bullshitzu"
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edited 22nd Oct '12 1:34:54 PM by GlennMagusHarvey


