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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
There's nothing in that article that details what sort of punishment he'll get, let alone the chair.
Also, if the president is coming discuss jobs, I'd at the very least treat him respectfully because HE'S THE FUCKING PRESIDENT AND HE'S TRYING TO HELP THE PEOPLE HE WAS ELECTED TO SERVE. You know, the same DAMN THING YOU WERE YOU DOUCHE.
I just hate Cruz, okay?
He's not /that/ young, but its a pretty close appelation. he's a freshman senator. he's done nothing since getting into office except paint himself as some sort of decisive speaker.
Its why even his own party despises him, because he's the equivalent of a fresh faced high schooler (only age 42) trying to make a run of it.
edited 9th May '13 9:12:10 PM by Midgetsnowman
In my experience, it's like that one guy who's just joined an RP and wants to run shit like he's been there for ages.
Hugging a Vanillite will give you frostbite.So? There've been far younger people that have done more useful things,like for instance the current Governor of California back in first term from '75-'83 (this is his third for those not from California like myself or Deviant Braeburn).
That was an accomplished man by the time he left.
Ted Cruz is just sad,and to say 42 means nothing,...it's only because of people like him.
Nixon became a Senator at the age of 37.
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016
What the hell? Why would you think something like that was a good idea?
It never ceases to amaze me how utterly fucking stupid people in public office can be. I wish I was privy to the thought processes that cooked up that moronic video.
edited 9th May '13 9:50:26 PM by Achaemenid
Schild und Schwert der ParteiThat was totally a manifestation of a meme. Remember that the memes aren't the individual instances, but the patterns and trends; in this case, we have an instance of "Image Macro". I thought it was kinda funny, too. Mostly because "creating jobs" is such a nonsense expression.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.Rand Paul Mocks Secretary Of State With ‘Snobby’ John Kerry Impersonation
Senator Inhofe: Obama could be impeached over Benghazi 'cover-up'
Governor Christie says, 'I'm a damn good Republican'
edited 10th May '13 10:28:10 AM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016Yeah, Mr Inhofe, and the Tea Party "pork barrell spending is bad" mantra is Obama's idea, too.
I agree with everything Christie claims there - except for the "armchairs" thing, since these people actually engineer crises.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanI don't know why the IRS would apologize for anything when they're the one department that consistently pays for itself. Maybe the TEA Party was threatening to sue and the IRS wants to preserve an appearance of political neutrality and just doing their jobness?
In other news there is great resistance to the Koch brothers buying the Los Angeles Times.
edited 10th May '13 11:55:29 AM by AceofSpades
I would love to see the day that Dave Koch's name comes off of those two buildings at my alma mater.
Unfortunately, he's been hugely influential in giving money to biology and cancer research, and he's also my fellow alum, so that's not likely to happen at all.
Fuckin' bastard.
edited 10th May '13 12:16:13 PM by GlennMagusHarvey
John Kerry: Benghazi turning into ‘a pure, prolonged, political process’
Senator Rand Paul: Benghazi attack disqualifies Clinton from holding high office
Benghazi Talking Points Underwent 12 Revisions, Scrubbed of Terror Reference
Oh crap, is that what they're doing? Trying to poison Hillary's 2016 presidential run?
Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.

That's like the meme equivalent of your dad dancing.
EDIT: Fuck! Pagetopper...er...Ariel Castro looks like he'll get the chair.
edited 9th May '13 8:48:55 PM by Achaemenid
Schild und Schwert der Partei