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FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#101376: Sep 20th 2015 at 11:57:12 AM

Carson must have seen the latest polls. He's falling to third with Fiorina taking second place.

Even the mighty Trump has slumped.

Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#101377: Sep 20th 2015 at 11:57:26 AM

...Excuse me?

"Yup. That tasted purple."
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#101378: Sep 20th 2015 at 11:58:36 AM

God I hope the Republican race doesn't turn into a game of appealing to Trump's demographic.

Oh really when?
Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#101380: Sep 20th 2015 at 11:59:32 AM

Especially since something might actually become of it...

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
#101381: Sep 20th 2015 at 12:00:50 PM

On the bright side, it'll be mildly entertaining to see how far they'll go.

Look upon my privilege ye mighty and despair.
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#101382: Sep 20th 2015 at 12:01:46 PM

Not for people like me who live in the South and have LBGT family.

Oh really when?
Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#101383: Sep 20th 2015 at 12:02:09 PM

No it isn't not even a little bit. It's way way way into the Dude, Not Funny! / horrifying category.

edited 20th Sep '15 12:02:36 PM by Memers

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#101384: Sep 20th 2015 at 12:02:29 PM

Ironically, one of the two Muslims in Congress is also named Carson.

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#101385: Sep 20th 2015 at 12:02:58 PM

Like I said before, it's an incredible privilege to be able to laugh at politics.

Oh really when?
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
#101386: Sep 20th 2015 at 12:03:32 PM

[up][up][up]Eh, my sense of humour has always been a bit out there. I find things funny I really shouldn't.

Kinda like Salacious Crumb from ROTJ.

[up]Nah, if you don't laugh at things sometimes, you go nuts. Its how I usually deal with things that depress me.

edited 20th Sep '15 12:09:52 PM by Skycobra51

Look upon my privilege ye mighty and despair.
Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#101387: Sep 20th 2015 at 12:04:48 PM

Not for people like me who live in the South and have LBGT family.

And not for people like me who'd rather not see the result of "aggressive foreign policy".

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
#101388: Sep 20th 2015 at 12:16:16 PM

Then it would seem the Democrats should step up their game, stop letting the Republicans steal the show.

edited 20th Sep '15 12:16:57 PM by Skycobra51

Look upon my privilege ye mighty and despair.
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#101389: Sep 20th 2015 at 12:18:12 PM

Kind of hard when your ideas are vilified as evil communism.

TotemicHero No longer a forum herald from the next level Since: Dec, 2009
No longer a forum herald
#101390: Sep 20th 2015 at 12:19:13 PM

@Ogodei (101359): I know I'm a little late responding to this, but that's not what happened. (Add it as another reason to my extremely long list of reasons I keep pushing everyone here into reading All Souls, because it shows how crappy the Irish Southies had it in the 70s and 80s.)

Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#101391: Sep 20th 2015 at 12:21:05 PM

Hard, sure, but not impossible. Obama was vivified as Muslim, Nazi, Atheist, Communist, Satanist, Antichrist, Cthulhu and he won twice.

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
#101392: Sep 20th 2015 at 12:21:52 PM

Those last two sound kinda cool.

Look upon my privilege ye mighty and despair.
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#101393: Sep 20th 2015 at 12:22:09 PM

Obama is also one of the most conservative democratic presidents in history.

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#101394: Sep 20th 2015 at 12:22:31 PM

Not when you live next to the people genuinely saying he's the antichrist

Oh really when?
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
#101395: Sep 20th 2015 at 12:24:02 PM

But if he was, then shouldn't they be nice to him? Considering he could smite them?

Look upon my privilege ye mighty and despair.
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#101396: Sep 20th 2015 at 12:25:34 PM

No because they're good Christians.

They'd be preparing for the Rapture and the End of Days.

Oh really when?
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
#101397: Sep 20th 2015 at 12:26:38 PM

[up]They got a long wait ahead of them then.

Though I wish more people would realize that Revelations was primarily written to scare the Romans and aid in their conversion.

edited 20th Sep '15 12:33:01 PM by Skycobra51

Look upon my privilege ye mighty and despair.
JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#101398: Sep 20th 2015 at 12:30:27 PM

This election also isn't funny for people like me, having to watch dreading if the insanity will spread to my conservative parents, or worse, that Trump will somehow get a following amongst my friends, some of whom are asking me if I'm going to vote for him as a joke. "Make America great again my ass." His whole campaign is about turning this country into fascist Italy at best.

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
#101399: Sep 20th 2015 at 12:34:25 PM

[up]They didn't do too bad, until a certain fat Italian started having dellusions of grandeur, invaded Ethiopia and cast his lot in with mustache man.

edited 20th Sep '15 12:35:49 PM by Skycobra51

Look upon my privilege ye mighty and despair.
Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey

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