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BlueNinja0 The Mod with the Migraine from Taking a left at Albuquerque Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
The Mod with the Migraine
#97976: Aug 7th 2015 at 1:56:03 AM

US beats China at Math Olympiad
Was the US team stocked with other asian kids? tongue
No one here is saying kill the rich people.
We're not Omnicidal Maniacs. We only want to kill certain rich people.
It's fair to hate the Party as an institution, but in my opinion you shouldn't demonize Joe or Jane line member.
I don't hate most people who vote Republican. I might look down on them, but I don't hate them. I do hate many of the party leadership, both those formally chosen and those called leaders due to their public influence, because by and large I think their policies will further destroy segments of the US population. Which is sad, because even when Dubya was first elected, I could still find Republican candidates who weren't corrupt, hypocritical, racist, fear-mongering douchebags. These days, even if I can find one, I don't feel that I can vote for them, because it's a near certainty they'll be voting to support the douchebags I can't cast votes against!
Free Puerto Rico, America's colony
We've had this debate before in this thread. Puerto Rico chose to stay exactly how they are, they don't want to be independant, nor to be a state. Feel free to put it on their next election ballot and see if anything's changed.
Aw, did I miss the killing rich people thing?
But you haven't missed the barbeque.

That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - Silasw
JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#97977: Aug 7th 2015 at 3:55:31 AM

[up] Yeah our team probably was stocked with Asian kids. That is America, if another country does something you can't wait until their people emigrate hear and throw it right back at them, it's how we got better Pizza than Italy[lol]

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#97978: Aug 7th 2015 at 4:30:52 AM

Jon Stewart signs off from 'The Daily Show' with a look back

wild mass guesswild mass guesswild mass guessI'm totally sure Stewart is taking a time off so he can follow this year's candidate nominations and prepare some new material for the next episodeswild mass guesswild mass guesswild mass guess

Inter arma enim silent leges
JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#97979: Aug 7th 2015 at 4:35:26 AM

The candidates on foreign policy and national security Nothing substantive, but that was to be expected from these clowns.

edited 7th Aug '15 4:45:35 AM by JackOLantern1337

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
BlueNinja0 The Mod with the Migraine from Taking a left at Albuquerque Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
The Mod with the Migraine
#97980: Aug 7th 2015 at 4:38:39 AM

[up] That's the "Free Puerto Rico" link again.

That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - Silasw
JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#97981: Aug 7th 2015 at 4:45:03 AM

[up] Oh sorry

The Tangled Web Pennsylvania's Attorney General Allegedly Wove Kathleen Kane, a Democrat, was charged with leaking grand jury documents in order to embarrass a political rival, and then lying about it to another grand jury in an attempted coverup.

Edit: Fixed the link on my last post

edited 7th Aug '15 4:45:50 AM by JackOLantern1337

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
Skycobra51 A suitable case for treatment from The US of A Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Only knew I loved her when I let her go
A suitable case for treatment
#97982: Aug 7th 2015 at 4:45:31 AM

http://www.denverpost.com/environment/ci_28595759/animas-river-contaminated-by-1-million-gallons-contaminated

Not the EPA's finest moment.

edited 7th Aug '15 4:46:11 AM by Skycobra51

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JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#97984: Aug 7th 2015 at 5:05:27 AM

The bit about drug-fueled child sex parties is Not Hyperbole, as noted. But also note how many wealthy people go to jail for such things versus how many poor people, proportionally. I'm not making this shit up.

Seriously, when a point like that is made, it is not saying that everyone who votes Republican is a pedophile. I am saying that their policies are specifically designed to make the poor go to jail for trivial offenses while shielding the wealthy from any and all consequences.

Edit: Whether this is the intent of the rank-and-file voter when they go to the polls is irrelevant. We cannot have a functional public debate until all parties are willing to recognize facts.

edited 7th Aug '15 6:27:48 AM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
BlueNinja0 The Mod with the Migraine from Taking a left at Albuquerque Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
The Mod with the Migraine
#97985: Aug 7th 2015 at 5:11:54 AM

The link above about the debate had a nice long paragraph about their responses to national security - to which everyone except Rand Paul apparently claimed they would increase militarynote  funding. So on that note, I don't have a link for this because it was e-mailed by my senior chief. Personally, given the last few years of Republican votes to cut veteran health care and downsize the military, I think they are all quite full of shit. Notes are all mine.

The U.S. Navy will not be able to keep an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf for much of the fall season, according to a Navy official. The official said that's because the Navy has to schedule needed maintenance after years of extended deployments and because of reduced spending due to mandatory budget cuts.

While there have been so-called "carrier gaps" in the Persian Gulf before, this one will leave the Navy without the presence of a high-profile aircraft carrier just as a proposed nuclear deal with Iran is at center stage. It also comes as Iranian naval forces have conducted low-level harassment of U.S. and other shipping in the region.note 

U.S. military officials insisted that there would be no impact on U.S. operations in the gulf because the Air Force can briefly send additional, land-based aircraft to the region if needed. Airstrikes against ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria are also largely undertaken by the Air Force. The Navy accounts for only about 20% of the ISIS strike missions.

The Pentagon has a formal military requirement to keep at least one carrier in the gulf region at all times, so U.S. Central Command had to approve the decision to have a gap, according to a defense official. The current carrier in the gulf region, the USS Theodore Rooseveltnote , is scheduled to leave sometime in October. The replacement aircraft, the USS Harry S. Trumannote , is not scheduled to arrive until sometime in the winter.

That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - Silasw
speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
Medinoc from France (Before Recorded History)
#97987: Aug 7th 2015 at 6:48:31 AM

Which reminds me, as much as Republicans decry Keynesianism, isn't it precisely what they do when they "stimulate demand though government contracts" for unnecessary war machines?

"And as long as a sack of shit is not a good thing to be, chivalry will never die."
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#97988: Aug 7th 2015 at 6:53:18 AM

Yes but war is the only way to actually do that in their mind. It's not like hypocrisy is unknown to them. For all their complaints of social engineering and big governments they're excellent at doing these things. They just refuse to acknowledge their policies as such.

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#97989: Aug 7th 2015 at 6:53:41 AM

[up][up]Yes, except they still do their best to siphon as much of that money as possible to their capitalist buddies over the rank and file worker.

edited 7th Aug '15 6:53:52 AM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#97990: Aug 7th 2015 at 6:54:10 AM

Doublethink is a very strong force with the Right, you must remember.

Oh really when?
Medinoc from France (Before Recorded History)
#97991: Aug 7th 2015 at 6:55:47 AM

While encouraging the Unthink in their voter base[lol]

edited 7th Aug '15 6:56:00 AM by Medinoc

"And as long as a sack of shit is not a good thing to be, chivalry will never die."
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#97992: Aug 7th 2015 at 7:24:22 AM

[up]X6 I wonder if this might be the killer for Trump, he's gone after one of Fox's own, if they circle the wagons it will probably kill Trump's campaign.

edited 7th Aug '15 7:24:47 AM by Silasw

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#97993: Aug 7th 2015 at 7:25:21 AM

I hope not. We need Trump to win so we can get Bernie in the White House.

Oh really when?
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#97994: Aug 7th 2015 at 7:26:51 AM

Nope. Fox will gladly throw its own under the bus to service its base. Megyn Kelly, for all her stature as a face of the network, is disposable — a Blonde Republican Sex Kitten who has trod on a few sacred cows in her time. If she gets into a massive public feud with Trump — and Fox backs her, it could definitely be a Pass the Popcorn moment, though.

edited 7th Aug '15 7:50:30 AM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#97995: Aug 7th 2015 at 8:22:39 AM

Watching what Trump said is already a Pass the Popcorn moment for me, really.

edited 7th Aug '15 8:22:43 AM by Aszur

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#97996: Aug 7th 2015 at 8:25:04 AM

The only event from last night I cared about was Jon Stewart's last show.

Waaaaaaah, I'm still crying. ;_;

Anyway, back to politics. What'd Trump say that was Trumpy?

Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
V
#97997: Aug 7th 2015 at 9:11:49 AM

But about Trump's "Wall" — isn't there one already at the Mexican Border? Or does he want one at the Canadian border?

edited 7th Aug '15 9:12:04 AM by Greenmantle

Keep Rolling On
Ogodei Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers from The front lines Since: Jan, 2011
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
#97998: Aug 7th 2015 at 9:12:35 AM

He admitted to abusing the laws of the country for profit, for one.

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#97999: Aug 7th 2015 at 9:12:50 AM

[up][up]He wants a bigger one that's presumably mined and patrolled by armed guards or something.

Since apparently Mexico is a hostile foreign power and all negative elements making their way over the border are being sent by their government.

edited 7th Aug '15 9:13:04 AM by LeGarcon

Oh really when?
Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
V
#98000: Aug 7th 2015 at 9:25:50 AM

[up] I wonder what Scotland is for Trump?note  [lol]

edited 7th Aug '15 9:26:18 AM by Greenmantle

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