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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
Shameful Display
#104901: Nov 14th 2015 at 7:21:47 PM

[up] No we cannot. -Here come the email questions for Sanders. -Nice sidetrack Sanders. China has more people in jail than us.

edited 14th Nov '15 7:25:18 PM by JackOLantern1337

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DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#104902: Nov 14th 2015 at 7:24:25 PM

[up][up] Accepting a candidate would win without any alternative? What are you, German?

We learn from history that we do not learn from history
Eschaton Since: Jul, 2010
#104903: Nov 14th 2015 at 7:24:37 PM

You can say it, but I will disagree.

I can understand why it seems inevitable, but whether it actually is, is something worth testing.

ILoveDogs Since: May, 2010
#104904: Nov 14th 2015 at 7:27:25 PM

[up][up] As a matter of fact, my background is mostly German. But I am American, yes.

And...well, I just really hate getting my hopes up, so I'd rather go with a very-likely second choice than a long shot first choice.

Artificius from about a foot and a half away from a monitor. Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Norwegian Wood
#104905: Nov 14th 2015 at 7:28:01 PM

@ Ace Of Spades Ah, sorry. Been reading the Twitter feed while it goes on, it's parsing my thoughts and expectations. So I've read and heard a bit lately, usually in a derogatory or mocking tone, that O'Malley is effectively running for vice president. For the first forty-ish minutes, O'Malley seemed to take a lot more indirect swipes at Clinton than Sanders. This made me wonder somewhat absentmindedly if he'd privately reached the conclusion that Sanders was a better bet for the nomination. Then the non-trivial issue of gun control and gun violence in this country was brought into it on Sanders' heels, and he predictably flubbed it (to the extent that he was boo'd). O'Malley, perhaps free now that the light mudslinging gloves had recently been donned first by Sanders and Clinton, took a more direct swipe at Sanders. He may have simply expected Clinton more likely to break the decorum first and was baiting her, among many other possibilities.

[down]It was very briefly after he mentioned that he'd lost an election over the issue. If ya'll didn't catch it, I probably misheard.

edited 14th Nov '15 7:36:54 PM by Artificius

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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
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#104906: Nov 14th 2015 at 7:30:47 PM

[up] Sanders was booed? I didn't hear that.

edited 14th Nov '15 7:30:58 PM by JackOLantern1337

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
ILoveDogs Since: May, 2010
JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#104908: Nov 14th 2015 at 7:38:13 PM

[up][up][up] Why'd they boo him on that?

"We've got to take a break before the machine breaksdown." Was the moderator talking about Hillary Clinton.tongue

edited 14th Nov '15 7:42:10 PM by JackOLantern1337

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Artificius from about a foot and a half away from a monitor. Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Norwegian Wood
#104909: Nov 14th 2015 at 7:42:01 PM

It's a liberal crowd, if he was indeed booed. Despite the NRA considering him terrible for the industry and therefore for gun owners, he's been willing to come to the table on the issue in the past. Those that may have booed don't want any compromise or even talk of it.

[up]I think he was being meta about the necessary costs of hosting the debates being commercial breaks. Or the rules of the debate being broken one too many times.

edited 14th Nov '15 7:49:15 PM by Artificius

"I have no fear, for fear is the little death that kills me over and over. Without fear, I die but once."
TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#104910: Nov 14th 2015 at 7:50:24 PM

You know, even if we assume Hillary is gonna win (she probably is), I think Bernie's candidacy this run is making her a stronger and quite frankly better candidate.

Bernie fills Hillary out in all the right places, he said in as deliberately distressing of a fashion as possible.

darksidevoid Anti-Gnosis Weapon from The Frontiers (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Robosexual
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#104911: Nov 14th 2015 at 7:58:30 PM

Well, it's over. I felt like most or all of the answers to the two final questions were quite weak, but eh.

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#104912: Nov 14th 2015 at 7:59:33 PM

I would hope that nobody is seriously making that argument.
You're doomed to disappointment. Trump and Coulter already have, and they're serious.
A person politicizing a tragedy can often come across as a smug jerk saying "I told you so!" rather than a person who actually cares.
Trump is a smug jerk.
Next they are going to say that she was symbolically shot at by a sniper
There have been a lot of shots fired at her over Benghazi. tongue
every single person in the country who is a conservative is in favor of mass murder, torture, and rape.
The current outspoken conservative in the office literally said yesterday that our torture of suspects under Bush was justified because it made him feel better. So, uh, I wouldn't exactly dismiss this idea.
Sanders got first laughter and applause for promising that he's not so much of a Socialist that he'd go for the historic top tax rate of 90% for the very wealthy.
... I want to put in a "you were the chosen one!" meme here. tongue
Can't we all just accept that Hillary is going to win despite the best efforts of every twentysomething in America and work to cope with that fact?
I will accept that she has beaten Bernie when it happens and not a moment before.

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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
Shameful Display
#104913: Nov 14th 2015 at 8:00:56 PM

I think Sanders won that debate, but I'm sure all the publications will say it's Clinton. All I know is that if election day was held right now, right after this debate, I'd cast my ballot for Bernie Sanders.

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Artificius from about a foot and a half away from a monitor. Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Norwegian Wood
#104914: Nov 14th 2015 at 8:04:43 PM

I will accept that she has beaten Bernie when it happens and not a moment before.
Here, here! "Hear, hear!" according to the Internet which never lies.

edited 14th Nov '15 8:07:09 PM by Artificius

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Eschaton Since: Jul, 2010
#104915: Nov 14th 2015 at 8:05:58 PM

It was a very, very solid debate.

And while Clinton does have decent policies, she suffered the most from utterly blatant politician-isms, and Sanders and O'Malley were able to capitalize on that.

TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#104916: Nov 14th 2015 at 8:06:02 PM

I have one policy about deciding elections. It's a very simple one.

THEY'RE NOT OVER UNTIL PEOPLE START VOTING.

I don't care whether Carson or Trump is ahead in the polls. I'm going to panic after Iowa and then maybe not even until New Hampshire, and not a moment sooner. As for Bernie vs Clinton, well, we'll see how the actual primary process goes once people actually start voting.

Joesolo Indiana Solo Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Indiana Solo
#104917: Nov 14th 2015 at 8:09:28 PM

89% is less than 90%... tongue

Honestly I've put some though in either getting involved in or starting a local campaign for bernie. Generally in between schoolwork and work-work, followed by realizing I have no time for it...and with that I remembered the calc hw I have due monday.

edited 14th Nov '15 8:13:27 PM by Joesolo

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#104918: Nov 14th 2015 at 8:37:19 PM

Cliton seemed inevitable at the start, and she seems inevitable today and she never stopped seeming inevitable.

The media focuses on Sanders because they need a sense of competition to keep viewers interested. But if you want to be realistic, nothing has changed in the race.

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Artificius from about a foot and a half away from a monitor. Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Norwegian Wood
#104919: Nov 14th 2015 at 8:42:04 PM

I don't know, it looks like Sanders is winning the internet again, for whatever it's worth. http://time.com/4110860/democratic-debate-poll-who-won/

edited 14th Nov '15 8:42:34 PM by Artificius

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TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#104920: Nov 14th 2015 at 8:44:11 PM

It's worth nothing. The internet is worthless!!!

Joesolo Indiana Solo Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Indiana Solo
#104921: Nov 14th 2015 at 8:45:29 PM

Wouldn't say worthless. But it certainly trends younger o not 100% accurate. Or even 70% really.

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dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
#104922: Nov 14th 2015 at 9:12:27 PM

(-sighs- Goddamn Korean presidents...)

I don't know, I just like that look. [lol]

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#104924: Nov 14th 2015 at 9:27:41 PM

Howard Dean won the internet, for all the good that did him.

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Artificius from about a foot and a half away from a monitor. Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Norwegian Wood
#104925: Nov 14th 2015 at 9:34:40 PM

Obama also won the internet, from what I remember. Not saying one candidate or another is going to have great victory because of many internet winnings, just saying it doesn't look locked-up to me. March is a little ways off yet, and I remember Clinton's inevitability in 2007.

Messed the dates, sorry.

edited 14th Nov '15 9:42:53 PM by Artificius

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