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Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#51476: Mar 18th 2013 at 6:52:44 PM

@Ramidel: theyll deciude that their candidate didnt act conservative enough.

Thats kind of the basis of the schism. Some republicans are re-examining their beliefs. Some have decided that conservativism cant fail, you can only fail conservativism.

Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#51477: Mar 19th 2013 at 8:05:58 AM

Slate on the GOP's self-autopsy.

The article makes a good point about Rand Paul; now that the Tea Party is discredited and the rest of the Republican Party is trying to jettison them, Paul looks strong because he's the only guy who's showing anyone a coherent alternative to the way things have been going, and because his platform is both based on principle and appeals rather strongly to America's center.

However, I get the feeling that both sides of the Republican Party will go out of their way to keep the guy marginalized. Actual libertarianism is really not what either the social conservatives or the kleptocrats want.

Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#51478: Mar 19th 2013 at 8:20:42 AM

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Well, yeah. Actual libertarianism conflicts so much with religious fundamentalism too that it'll scare the Tea party off instantly.

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#51479: Mar 19th 2013 at 8:40:05 AM

Rand Paul is the guy you pat on the head and say "Good boy!" to while talking shit about him behind his back.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#51480: Mar 19th 2013 at 8:44:09 AM

Kind of like Ron Paul.

Who I am convinced the republicans only keep arou nd because they believe somehow the youth vote for Ron Paul would prefer a Tea Party republican who gets the nom over a democrat who gets the nom and doesnt understand that Ron Paul fans only vote for ron paul.

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#51481: Mar 19th 2013 at 10:16:51 AM

Rand Paul opposes tons of programs the poor and minorities like. He's not going to win over many in that group so I don't really see him as a threat.

DrunkGirlfriend from Castle Geekhaven Since: Jan, 2011
#51482: Mar 19th 2013 at 10:24:17 AM

Okay, this just showed up on my uncle's Facebook.

After Obama blames Secret Service for the cancellation of White House tours, Ex-Secret Service Agent says Obama is:

"ABSOLUTELY NOT TELLING THE TRUTH."

"The Secret Service does not make political decisions.... "The Secret Service makes security decisions."

“[Obama] wanted to inflict ... maximum pain upon the American people.... it had to be public pain. If you don’t see it, it doesn’t hurt.”

http://reagancoalition.com/articles/2013/20130315005-secret-service-tours.html

... what? Why do they think he's blaming Secret Service? The official page for the White House tours says "Due to staffing reductions resulting from sequestration, we regret to inform you that White House Tours will be canceled effective Saturday, March 9, 2013 until further notice."

edited 19th Mar '13 10:25:17 AM by DrunkGirlfriend

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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#51483: Mar 19th 2013 at 10:26:46 AM

Because Obama is the Devil and everything is his fault.

I really wish they'd shut up about this though. Get over it! It's not that big a deal!

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#51484: Mar 19th 2013 at 10:31:03 AM

Are those tours really that vital to the well being of the American public?tongue

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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#51485: Mar 19th 2013 at 10:32:32 AM

No. It's the GOP throwing a hissy fit about some aspect of the Sequester.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Hodor Cleric of Banjo from Westeros Since: Dec, 1969
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#51486: Mar 19th 2013 at 11:17:53 AM

@51483- well, according to the History Channel, Obama is the Devil (been looking for an excuse to post this, seems too close to be coincidence IMO).

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#51487: Mar 19th 2013 at 11:21:49 AM

[up]That's come up in multiple news media. If it is coincidence, it's an awfully convenient one. What are people watching that film supposed to take away from it?

edited 19th Mar '13 11:22:20 AM by Fighteer

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Hodor Cleric of Banjo from Westeros Since: Dec, 1969
Cleric of Banjo
#51488: Mar 19th 2013 at 11:26:01 AM

I just chose the first source I could find- seen it covered a lot. What makes me very suspicious is that the actor playing Satan doesn't really look anything like Obama without makeup, so it can't really be explained by a coincidental Identical Stranger.

Its also a rather unique depiction of Satan, I would think (although iirc, the one in The Passion Of The Christ was also a Black Cloak, although very different in appearance).

edited 19th Mar '13 11:27:04 AM by Hodor

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Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#51489: Mar 19th 2013 at 11:30:10 AM

the stupidest thing I've seen related to the white house tours was a moronic "info"graphic claiming a single dinner for a foreign dignitary cost more then a year worth of white house tours.

because apparently hosting foreign people is a bigger waste than touring the section of the white house where nothing important happens.

edited 19th Mar '13 11:30:26 AM by Midgetsnowman

BestOf FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
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#51490: Mar 19th 2013 at 11:34:30 AM

[up][up]PZ Myers has also pointed out that while most of the characters in that movie look Middle Eastern, Satan is black and Jesus is Caucasian. I wonder what that's all about...

edited 19th Mar '13 11:34:47 AM by BestOf

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RTaco Since: Jul, 2009
#51491: Mar 19th 2013 at 11:46:43 AM

Adam and Eve are white, too, for some reason.

Hodor Cleric of Banjo from Westeros Since: Dec, 1969
Cleric of Banjo
#51492: Mar 19th 2013 at 11:55:37 AM

Thinking about it, shouldn't a depiction of Satan in Jesus' time look like the Roman Emperor?

But this is getting off topic...

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RadicalTaoist scratching at .8, just hopin' from the #GUniverse Since: Jan, 2001
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#51493: Mar 19th 2013 at 12:17:28 PM

What really pisses me off about that portrayal of Satan? Here's what the actor looks like without makeup. He's a Moroccan actor with a history of doing Satanic roles, I've heard, but it's funny how the History channel darkened his skin and raised his cheekbones to make him resemble a certain U.S. President.

Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.
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#51494: Mar 19th 2013 at 12:24:54 PM

[up][up][up] Weeeeeell.

Assuming one believes in Adam and Eve being the first created human, them having white skin would make sense as the blessing of god would give them protection from such things as UV-Light and Skin cancer.

Hence, no need for darkened skin. Only after they got kicked out of Eden would they be affected by it and under evolution their children would develop darker skin because they who don't have it die off or move to found other populations.

If one is really want to go deeper into the Insane Troll Logic if this it would mean that white humans are closer to gods "original blueprint" and Jesus was obviously white because God was using this "original blueprint" to assemble his physical body.

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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#51495: Mar 19th 2013 at 12:28:04 PM

Anyhow, to get back on-topic...

Soo...the "sequester" thing is now fully showing its teeth. Is Congress doing more than just blaming the other party for it?

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Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#51496: Mar 19th 2013 at 12:29:59 PM

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No. Because any attempt to fix it gets bogged down by the fact republicans want to only negate trhe parts related to the military while cutting more social services to pay for it.

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#51497: Mar 19th 2013 at 12:32:09 PM

The GOP's response to the sequester is currently embodied by the Paul Ryan plan, a combination of austerity and tax cuts for the rich that would only make our current economic problems worse. It's even gotten to the point where determinedly centrist news organizations are calling it a crock of shit.

Democrats have offered several competing proposals, all of which involve tax increases, but they are DOA without Republican support, just as any Republican plan is DOA without Democratic support.

edited 19th Mar '13 12:32:20 PM by Fighteer

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Achaemenid HGW XX/7 from Ruschestraße 103, Haus 1 Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
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#51498: Mar 19th 2013 at 1:00:44 PM

Assault weapons ban to be dropped.

US lawmakers will ditch a plan to ban assault weapons, all but killing off a key part of a gun control campaign prompted by a recent school massacre.

Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said her proposal would be left out of the firearms control bill.

Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid made the decision, saying the proposal could not get enough votes.

An assault-type weapon was used in the December massacre that killed 26 at a primary school in Newtown, Connecticut.

The shooting shocked the US and revived efforts in Washington to prohibit such firearms.

But while polls show most Americans back an assault weapon ban, influential pro-gun lobby groups such as the National Rifle Association have pressed lawmakers not to support such a move.

Sen Feinstein said she might put forward the assault weapons proposal, similar to a previous one she sponsored that expired in 2004, as an amendment to the bill.

But she would need 60 votes from the 100-member Senate to succeed, a margin analysts say the amendment would be unlikely to reach.

"I very much regret it," Sen Feinstein said, reports the Associated Press. "I tried my best."

This isn't really a surprise, seeing as nobody except perhaps Feinstein thought it would get the margin in the senate, let alone the House.

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Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
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#51500: Mar 19th 2013 at 2:02:04 PM

Do you feel Obama should be impeached for violating Article 1, Section 8, where Congress alone has the power to declare war?

edited 19th Mar '13 2:02:39 PM by Serocco

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