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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#36501: Nov 3rd 2012 at 10:17:21 AM

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Koysta's right.

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RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#36502: Nov 3rd 2012 at 10:45:03 AM

Bear in mind, from some people's point of view, not everyone who calls themselves a Christian is actually a Christian; even if they worship Jesus, it doesn't count if they don't do it the right way. Of course, most of the people who think that also consider Mormons to be false Christians, so trying to court them may not be the wisest move on Romney's part.

edited 3rd Nov '12 11:26:38 AM by RavenWilder

TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#36503: Nov 3rd 2012 at 11:07:27 AM

My mother is finally voting for Romney, despite having originally been in the "Mormonism is a cult!" camp. She thinks he stands with her on every issue. She thought that raising the estate tax would penalize her holdings. I had to tell her "You know the estate tax currently only taxes income over the first one million, right?"

HilarityEnsues Since: Sep, 2009
#36504: Nov 3rd 2012 at 11:28:12 AM

My dad managed to get a stereotypical "I want my country back" rant in the editorials of my local newspaper, much to the consternation of my entire family - even the ones voting for Romney. What made it just perfect was that on the same page, there was a political cartoon stating that Romney's main supporters were angry white men.

Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#36505: Nov 3rd 2012 at 11:56:56 AM

Hilarious.

Please tell me what has been taken away from "his" country.

Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#36506: Nov 3rd 2012 at 11:58:11 AM

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Obammys sold all teh jobs to china!!111

Swish Long Live the King Since: Jan, 2001
Long Live the King
#36507: Nov 3rd 2012 at 11:58:28 AM

Obama is a Christian you fucking morons.

The implication being that because Obama is Christian, he can't be waging a war against it? I dunno... That seems a lot like saying "Obama is black, therefore he can't be a racist."

I agree that he's not waging a war against Christians... But I don't think it has much to do with his personal faith...

edited 3rd Nov '12 11:59:15 AM by Swish

Ultrayellow Unchanging Avatar. Since: Dec, 2010
Unchanging Avatar.
#36508: Nov 3rd 2012 at 12:05:49 PM

No. It's not like that. It's like saying "Obama is black, therefore he can't be waging a war against black people."

Except for 4/1/2011. That day lingers in my memory like...metaphor here...I should go.
Morgikit Mikon :3 from War Drobe, Spare Oom Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Mikon :3
#36509: Nov 3rd 2012 at 12:08:57 PM

It's possible I suppose that Obama could wage a war against Christianity, but he isn't. If anyone in this country is waging a war against anyone else in this country, it's the conservative Christians and the "real Americans" against the rest of us. Which is why I'm so not looking forward to the next 4 years.

edited 3rd Nov '12 12:10:03 PM by Morgikit

Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#36510: Nov 3rd 2012 at 12:10:17 PM

If he's waging a war against Christianity, he's not doing a very good job.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#36511: Nov 3rd 2012 at 12:12:21 PM

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Of course not. He's Liberal

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#36513: Nov 3rd 2012 at 12:20:01 PM

Rupert Murdoch?

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
BestOf FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#36514: Nov 3rd 2012 at 12:21:59 PM

[up][up][up]That was hilarious.

But still I have to remind you about double-posting.

There's another nitpick, but this time it's not your fault: the system can't handle links with commas. It would help if you could use a URL shortener to fix the link. If you see a link with a comma in it, you'll notice that our forum software adds a space after it. The link will work if you open the page and remove the spaces, but it's easier if the link is taken to a URL shortener in the first place. Same with long URLs, which also get spaces added into them, as is the case with this link.

edited 3rd Nov '12 12:22:55 PM by BestOf

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#36515: Nov 3rd 2012 at 12:22:18 PM

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Sorry I confused Rupert Murdoch with Richard Mourdock.

edited 3rd Nov '12 12:22:28 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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HilarityEnsues Since: Sep, 2009
#36516: Nov 3rd 2012 at 12:22:41 PM

@Thorn: I have no clue.

And the phrase "religious freedom" really needs to burn in a fire. When you have unsupported, unfalsifiable claims that are not only accepted readily as being perfectly ok by even most secularists, and these beliefs manage to shape public policy, I don't know where you get off claiming that you're undergoing some kind of struggle.

3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#36517: Nov 3rd 2012 at 12:22:58 PM

the link doesn't work for me, but found the article...Comments are good.

"And what if Christie disobeys? Will Murdoch hack into his phone?

Not just that — on his next appearance on Fox, Christie will be branded with the “scarlet letter”: (D) "

Btw whats the "Thanks Bloomberg right decision"? Did he not endorse Obama?

edited 3rd Nov '12 12:36:05 PM by 3of4

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3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#36519: Nov 3rd 2012 at 12:40:56 PM

[up] The last article...locating the error is simple: Its in front of the screen!

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Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#36520: Nov 3rd 2012 at 1:12:40 PM

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Its kind of hilarious how alternate their reality has become.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#36521: Nov 3rd 2012 at 1:27:59 PM

Registered GOP voters shrink to 29% in California, report says

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vanthebaron Mystical Monkey Master from Carlyle, Il Since: Sep, 2010
Mystical Monkey Master
#36522: Nov 3rd 2012 at 1:41:05 PM

^x4 YOUR JUST GRASPING NOW.

Untitled Power Rangers Story
DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#36523: Nov 3rd 2012 at 2:15:10 PM

Paul Ryan: ‘We Believe in Change and Hope’

Why does that sound so familiar?wild mass guess

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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#36524: Nov 3rd 2012 at 2:24:32 PM

So how does this gel with the conservative dogma of going back to the good old days? That's not change, it's a reversal of the last century.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#36525: Nov 3rd 2012 at 2:27:46 PM

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Its kinda change. tongue

I'm defining Change as, The act or instance of making or becoming different.

I wish people realized, Change is not necessarily good.

edited 3rd Nov '12 2:30:56 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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