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DevilTakeMe Coin Operator from Wild Wasteland Since: Jan, 2010
Coin Operator
#47651: Jan 20th 2013 at 12:57:23 AM

Blood clot in her head. There was some other nonsense being thrown about by her political opponents about the timing in relation to the Benghazi hullaballo, but even that is pretty ludicrous.

edited 20th Jan '13 1:00:08 AM by DevilTakeMe

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#47652: Jan 20th 2013 at 1:10:09 AM

[up][up][up][up]

The Republican candidate will be one of these guys:

  • Florida Senator Marco Rubio

  • New Jersey Governor Chris Christie

  • Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal

  • Kentucky Senator Rand Paul

  • Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan

  • Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum

The Democrat candidate will be one of these guys:

  • Vice President Joe Biden

  • New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

  • Virginia Senator Tim Kaine

  • Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley

  • Missouri Governor Jay Nixon

  • Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer

edited 20th Jan '13 1:13:33 AM by DeviantBraeburn

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#47653: Jan 20th 2013 at 2:08:58 AM

Oklahoma Representative Markwayne Mullin Receives Death Threats

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Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
#47654: Jan 20th 2013 at 2:23:54 AM

I'm not up on that sort of thing, how often do such people receive death threats?

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Baff Since: Jul, 2011
#47655: Jan 20th 2013 at 7:37:50 AM

domt we have a thread about gun control?

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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#47656: Jan 20th 2013 at 7:39:33 AM

No, because it would turn into a fight.

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RadicalTaoist scratching at .8, just hopin' from the #GUniverse Since: Jan, 2001
scratching at .8, just hopin'
#47657: Jan 20th 2013 at 7:39:39 AM

Markwayne Mullin is a Republican congressman recently elected for the first time. I am not familiar with his legislative record so far. Has he done anything that would attract death threats?

Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#47658: Jan 20th 2013 at 7:57:35 AM

So on a scale of 1 to 5(5 is highest) how accurate would you say the second paragraph of this post is?

Yes, the thread is old but I happened to come across it while I was searching the archives and I found it interesting since it's essentially the predecessor to this one.

edited 20th Jan '13 7:58:00 AM by Kostya

Blueeyedrat Since: Oct, 2010
#47659: Jan 20th 2013 at 8:20:35 AM

What's probably going to happen is Romney will get chosen for candidacy,
Check.
the GOP will attach someone we've not yet heard of as VP,
Paul Ryan? Ehh... gonna say no on that one; most of us were already aware of him at that point.
and then they'll engage in 6 months-1 year of scare tactics since that's the only thing they can do,
Check.
or they'll focus on social issues because their economics are wholly unpopular.
Not really. Their economics were wholly unpopular, but they focused on them anyway.

All in all... eh, 3 out of 5.

DrunkGirlfriend from Castle Geekhaven Since: Jan, 2011
#47660: Jan 20th 2013 at 8:21:23 AM

[up][up] Enkufka is going to replace Karl Rove next election season. wild mass guess

edited 20th Jan '13 8:21:29 AM by DrunkGirlfriend

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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#47661: Jan 20th 2013 at 8:24:20 AM

[up][up]Yeah. It was middle of the road. I just brought it up because it was interesting that they did get some things right.

[up]Be nice. They didn't get everything right but it's not like they were going "I'm telling you I'm right! Screw the polls, just listen to me!" right up until they lost.

Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#47662: Jan 20th 2013 at 11:20:24 AM

I have a feeling Perry will try to run for the presidency again.

Let's say he does, in a primary field that includes Paul Ryan, Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Mike Pence and Rick Sanorum. I think Ryan or Rubio would win in that scenario.

Unless, of course, Perry somehow Took a Level in Badass and becomes the nominee.

edited 20th Jan '13 11:20:31 AM by Serocco

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RadicalTaoist scratching at .8, just hopin' from the #GUniverse Since: Jan, 2001
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#47663: Jan 20th 2013 at 11:27:09 AM

Somehow I suspect a good chunk of the electorate has had quite enough of Texans in the White House, thank you.

Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.
Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#47664: Jan 20th 2013 at 11:31:32 AM

That didn't stop them from re-electing Bush anyway. Nothing is ever certain in politics.

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#47665: Jan 20th 2013 at 11:33:47 AM

On the other hand the Texan wing of the party is one of the few that doesn't completely alienate Hispanics. Though Perry would send so many moderates running to the Dems that it wouldn't really matter.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#47666: Jan 20th 2013 at 11:47:36 AM

Barack Obama takes oath of office for second term

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rmctagg09 The Wanderer from Brooklyn, NY (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
The Wanderer
#47667: Jan 20th 2013 at 11:48:54 AM

Bush was originally from Connecticut, not Texas.

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#47668: Jan 20th 2013 at 12:01:15 PM

Vice President Joe Biden Sworn in for 2nd Term

Senator Cruz (R-TX) charges gun-control backers with ‘hypocrisy’

edited 20th Jan '13 12:08:15 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#47669: Jan 20th 2013 at 12:20:13 PM

@That article: "If you're talking to a single woman living in Anacostia who has the misfortune to live next to a crack house, to tell her she doesn't have a constitutional right to keep and bear arms, I think, is fundamentally wrong," he said.

One thing though. NOBODY IS SAYING THAT! Gun control=/=banning guns and you don't need a fucking assault weapon for self defense unless you're up against the mafia or something.

edit: Also his daughters probably have a lot more threats than every other child in the fucking world. Of course they're going to get protection.

edited 20th Jan '13 12:21:03 PM by Kostya

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#47671: Jan 20th 2013 at 12:46:26 PM

Of course he's frightening us. WE WILL GO BANKRUPT IF YOU ASSHOLES HAVE YOUR WAY! If we get downgraded again this asshole's comments need to be blasted on all the stations in the country.

For once I agree with Rand Paul but he probably wants it to evolve in the wrong way.

Achaemenid HGW XX/7 from Ruschestraße 103, Haus 1 Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
HGW XX/7
#47672: Jan 20th 2013 at 1:37:20 PM

[up][up]

An example of the way socialized medicine ruins, ruins the quality of stair-building in a nation! tongue Damn those redcoats!

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Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#47673: Jan 20th 2013 at 1:39:52 PM

[up]Uh... nope: that's just keeping buildings older than 300 years around... They weren't designed for stair-masters. tongue

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
#47674: Jan 20th 2013 at 2:28:14 PM

Gun control=/=banning guns and you don't need a fucking assault weapon for self defense unless you're up against the mafia or something.

Removing a right because you don't "need" it is not justified. Unless you agree with the ability to remove a right for non existent effects just to feel better. After all, you don't need a right to privacy if you've got nothing to hide.

You don't have a good reason to ban "assault weapons" to begin with. They're friggin' hobby rifles, they're just as good of home defense weapons as any other, and there's evidence that the ban will do no good, specifically the last time an Assault Weapons Ban was passed. It included a magazine size restriction as well, if you'll recall. If the ban is not going to make people safer, it should not go through. There's no evidence saying that the ban will have any effect on crime rates (including spree shooters), but there is some saying it won't.

Have a good reason, or stop pushing it.

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Belian In honor of my 50lb pup from 42 Since: Jan, 2001
In honor of my 50lb pup
#47675: Jan 20th 2013 at 2:43:46 PM

Would you agree that even if we don't ban them they should be better regulated? Because that is all that has actually been done at this point.

We don't really need to completely ban them, just keep them out of the hands of "dangerous people" as much as we can. There are a number of ways to do that but the ones that Obama has settled on for now are incresed background checks before selling, better records of who purchases them, and some basic training for school employees.

To me, the real question is what the standards are going to be for determining if someone is not allowed to purcahse that sort of weapon.

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