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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
in b4 anecdotes of a right wing voter asking incredulously "what do you mean theythose people find it offensive?"
I thought the republicans had a pretty high turn-out with mexicans? I'm going to have to go dig through the stats again aren't I?
Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?Judging by the Romney .gifs (like kittens on his head while holding a fat stack of cash saying "VOTE ME PLEEEEEEASE", and another one where he's wearing a rainbow tie and twerking his nipples), she's being satirical or despises both of them.
Upon a closer look, I don't fucking wut. Seems like she'd be fun to get high with though.
edited 1st Nov '12 7:21:20 PM by Completion
I'm going with despises both of them (or at least despises Obama and dislikes Romney) but will probably vote Republican due to seeing them as the lesser of two evils.
I'm also gonna guess the author is a Libertarian.
EDIT: Although I must admit looking at her art she appears to be a talented drawe-
> Comes across drawing of Big Bird f*cking Obama
MY EYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
edited 1st Nov '12 7:59:58 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016I'm going with complete nut because yes Obama DID FUCKING RESPOND TO THE TEXAS WILDFIRES. And you know what Perry did before we had those? Turn down thousands to millions in aid money that could be used for any sort of disaster, then get fucking pissy about it when the fires happened and we had no money at hand to take care of it.
Also she has the New World Order thing as her background, so I don't think that person is the most reality orientated person in existence.
Bloomberg just endorsed Obama because of Sandy and climate change. Sorta strange and probably won't make a difference cause NY is safely in Obama's column.
Ninja'd
edited 1st Nov '12 8:26:30 PM by Rationalinsanity
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.Romney ad links Obama to various latin america dictators.
Also, GOP candidate opposes abortion in all cases except "the rape thing"
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edited 1st Nov '12 11:09:44 PM by Enkufka
Very big Daydream Believer. "That's not knowledge, that's a crapshoot!" -Al Murray "Welcome to QI" -Stephen FryI'd say more interesting than the Bloomberg nod is libertarian magazine The Economist has thrown its support behind Obama citing the reason why being that they feel Obama is a bad president who isnt a friend of the business world, but at least he understands macroeconomics and doesnt want to bomb iran or support israel unconditionally.
edited 1st Nov '12 11:40:02 PM by Midgetsnowman
coming from a very pro- business magazine, thats pretty much a glowing review when they say "You stand against everything we believe in..but the other guy will absolutely destroy the economy oh god please dont let him win"
or to quote them directly.
"As a result, this election offers American voters an unedifying choice. Many of The Economist’s readers, especially those who run businesses in America, may well conclude that nothing could be worse than another four years of Mr Obama. We beg to differ. For all his businesslike intentions, Mr Romney has an economic plan that works only if you don’t believe most of what he says. That is not a convincing pitch for a chief executive. And for all his shortcomings, Mr Obama has dragged America’s economy back from the brink of disaster, and has made a decent fist of foreign policy. So this newspaper would stick with the devil it knows, and re-elect him."
edited 1st Nov '12 11:45:19 PM by Midgetsnowman
Hmmmmm: I'm not totally convinced even this backhanded compliment (under duress) is enough to wake the GOP up to the fact they need to quit with the "local businessman" angle as a hook for their candidates.
The message needs to be a lot clearer. Preferably with pictures and big type.
edited 1st Nov '12 11:48:32 PM by Euodiachloris
But, if you gradually lose your financial base by trying to pander to voters instead of educating them... <shrugs> You're soon going to whack into a dead end.
You can't rely on big business to keep handing you campaign money if they start to look sideways at what you might do with it, in short. Tax breaks will only get you so far before the problems mount to the point that the wheels fall off.
edited 1st Nov '12 11:59:43 PM by Euodiachloris

I do find it hilarious how the Republican party constantly wonders why black people or mexeicans (like meee) dont often vote republican while they roll out new ways to condescend to us or discriminate against us.