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Ultrayellow Unchanging Avatar. Since: Dec, 2010
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#38301: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:07:26 PM

Romney's speech seemed very gracious to me. Remember, he wrote it in a couple of minutes.

Except for 4/1/2011. That day lingers in my memory like...metaphor here...I should go.
Achaemenid HGW XX/7 from Ruschestraße 103, Haus 1 Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
HGW XX/7
#38302: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:07:44 PM

Can we stop bashing Romney for being a good loser? Its convention to be non-partisan in the closing speeches. It is hardly like he has a choice.

What are Americans of the Bachmann-Limbaugh-Beck-Tea Party persuasion saying? Have there been any "I'm leaving America for Saudi Arabia" type crackers?

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#38303: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:08:58 PM

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I think it'll make more time.

Although I think the 2016 Republican Primary is going to be brutal.

edited 6th Nov '12 10:09:08 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#38304: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:09:19 PM

Allen West lost to Patrick Murphy.

edited 6th Nov '12 10:09:32 PM by Serocco

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LostAnarchist Violence Is Necessary! from Neo Arcadia Itself Since: Sep, 2011
Violence Is Necessary!
#38305: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:09:57 PM

[up][up] Exactly - and I'll be laughing it up at the circus to come.

edited 6th Nov '12 10:10:08 PM by LostAnarchist

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#38306: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:10:06 PM

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Wait, calling someone a "good loser" is bashing them?

edited 6th Nov '12 10:10:51 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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RockLeeYourFace Splendid Ninja from Narutard Land (or Texas) Since: Jul, 2011
Splendid Ninja
#38307: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:10:16 PM

Donald Trump's Twitter: "The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive" https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump

Are you guys sure this is his actual account? That seems...just dumb. Like, really really dumb.

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sirboulevard Since: Sep, 2011
#38308: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:10:37 PM

In very big news: Puerto Rico just voted to apply for statehood. This time next election there may be a 51st State.

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#38309: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:11:14 PM

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The story already broke here about an hour ago.

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Allen West is gone?

That's a big loss for the Tea Party.

edited 6th Nov '12 10:12:10 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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Enkufka Wandering Student ಠ_ಠ from Bay of White fish Since: Dec, 2009
Wandering Student ಠ_ಠ
#38310: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:11:53 PM

Re: Allen West: FUCK YES.

Very big Daydream Believer. "That's not knowledge, that's a crapshoot!" -Al Murray "Welcome to QI" -Stephen Fry
Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#38311: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:12:12 PM

Now that I look at it, I don't know if "realDonaldTrump" is very convincing of a twitter name.

sirboulevard Since: Sep, 2011
#38312: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:12:13 PM

[up][up][up][up]I missed that. And no one seems to care about the political rammifications of that: namely the senate and house.

edited 6th Nov '12 10:12:28 PM by sirboulevard

TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#38313: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:13:08 PM

Does the USA have to let Puerto Rico join as a state?

Pykrete NOT THE BEES from Viridian Forest Since: Sep, 2009
NOT THE BEES
#38314: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:13:30 PM

Some forecasters are suggesting a civil war within the GOP. I'm... unsure. The next few days will tell.

Here's hoping. Long past time for the Dixiecrats to be kicked out. Again.

Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#38315: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:13:32 PM

Puerto Rico thread

Puerto Rico seems to be interventionist-leaning.

[up][up]Congress decides it.

edited 6th Nov '12 10:13:52 PM by Trivialis

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#38316: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:13:35 PM

According to what I've found, the race between West and Murphey is still going on.

Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016
Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#38317: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:14:04 PM

Obama en route to Chicago for victory speech.

In RWBY, every girl is Best Girl.
sirboulevard Since: Sep, 2011
#38318: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:14:15 PM

They have to apply, but I really doubt they will turn it down since Puerto Rico is basically a state in everything but paperwork and representation.

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#38319: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:14:24 PM

IIRC, Congress has to approve the application. Which means it isn't happening.

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BestOf FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#38320: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:14:28 PM

Isn't that check mark next to a celebrity's Twitter account supposed to be a sign that the account has been verified as actually belonging to the celebrity in question?

'Cause Trump's account has that.

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#38322: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:14:38 PM

Does the USA have to let Puerto Rico join as a state?

Have to? No.

But it probably will.

Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016
storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#38324: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:15:37 PM

Did anyone see XKCD? It's great.

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IraTheSquire Since: Apr, 2010
#38325: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:15:37 PM

@ Trivialis: I had my suspicions.


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