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LogoP Party Crasher from the Land of Deep Blue Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Party Crasher
#106976: Dec 17th 2015 at 7:08:15 AM

Better than not knowing his shit about nukes. Can you imagine a guy like Trump getting his hands on that big red button? Brr...

edited 17th Dec '15 7:10:35 AM by LogoP

It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.
Canid117 Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#106977: Dec 17th 2015 at 7:19:56 AM

I would prioritize the submarines.

But I would also comission a new class that carries an M777 retractable deck gun behind the conning tower and W48 shells because I played too much Supreme Commander...

"War without fire is like sausages without mustard." - Jean Juvénal des Ursins
TerminusEst from the Land of Winter and Stars Since: Feb, 2010
#106978: Dec 17th 2015 at 7:23:37 AM

I'm so sorry. I had to.

Si Vis Pacem, Para Perkele
carbon-mantis Collector Of Fine Oddities from Trumpland Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Married to my murderer
Collector Of Fine Oddities
#106979: Dec 17th 2015 at 7:25:36 AM

Video blocked in the USA [lol]

Hodor2 Since: Jan, 2015
#106980: Dec 17th 2015 at 7:26:37 AM

Have a theory on Christie's "gaff".

So, the king of Saudi Arabia who recently died was named Abdullah and the newish King of Jordan is also named Abdullah. So my guess is that he might have gotten the two merged in his head and when he was speaking. Like in an effort to avoid referring to the dead king of Saudi Arabia he accidentally referred to the dead king of Jordan.

edited 17th Dec '15 7:28:45 AM by Hodor2

LogoP Party Crasher from the Land of Deep Blue Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Party Crasher
#106981: Dec 17th 2015 at 7:26:49 AM

[up][up] Damn, he sure was quick about that whole "sutting down the Internet" thing, then. Somebody call Bill Gates.

edited 17th Dec '15 7:27:20 AM by LogoP

It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.
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
#106982: Dec 17th 2015 at 7:30:06 AM

Doesn't Bill Gates mainly deal with computers?

[up][up] That kind of makes sense, also there's the fact that the Saudi and Jordinian royal family's are also related. Both are decended from the House of Hashim.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashemites

edited 17th Dec '15 7:37:21 AM by Skycobra51

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LogoP Party Crasher from the Land of Deep Blue Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Party Crasher
#106983: Dec 17th 2015 at 7:32:46 AM

[up] I've been told that he's the man to go if you want to deal with such issues.

edited 17th Dec '15 7:33:04 AM by LogoP

It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.
majoraoftime (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#106984: Dec 17th 2015 at 7:34:18 AM

Putin praises Trump: "Absolute leader".

An excellent continuation of the weird GOP-Putin daddy kink relationship.

Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#106985: Dec 17th 2015 at 7:36:36 AM

Well. Putin is not stupid. He is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay above Trump in politics. Putin could manipulate Trump like...well. Putty.

It benefits Putin to praise Trump and if he gets elected, really, mostly because Putin is a manipulative bastard who could get some benefit out of having such an imbecile in the U.S seat of power.

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#106986: Dec 17th 2015 at 8:43:17 AM

Putin would do well to have any of the current crop of Republicans as President because of their weird combination of worship and fear of the man. They'd inflate his domestic ego by either grandstanding against him or kowtowing to him.

edited 17th Dec '15 8:43:25 AM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#106987: Dec 17th 2015 at 8:49:40 AM

Wonder if that's going to turn into a torpedo or not.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#106988: Dec 17th 2015 at 8:57:31 AM

Certainly not to Republican voters. Why would it? It's not like they are swarming to support any of the candidates who have any understanding of foreign policy, regardless of how flawed it might be (*cough* Lindsey Graham).

edited 17th Dec '15 8:58:14 AM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#106989: Dec 17th 2015 at 8:58:58 AM

You mean they're not constantly being told how evil the Russians are?

"Yup. That tasted purple."
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#106990: Dec 17th 2015 at 9:00:37 AM

The current relationship Republicans have with Russia is really weird.

Like they wanna shoot down all their planes in the Middle East and invade Crimea and fight them but they practically worship Putin.

Oh really when?
Bense Since: Aug, 2010
#106991: Dec 17th 2015 at 9:17:11 AM

Uh, I don't know any Republicans who think Putin is a great guy.

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#106992: Dec 17th 2015 at 9:18:52 AM

You must have missed all the talk about how Obama is Putin's bitch, and how Putin is a model of how to generate respect on the international stage. Putin is a "decisive leader". Putin would deal with ISIS. And so on. They might as well be lining up to have his babies.

edited 17th Dec '15 9:19:42 AM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
carbon-mantis Collector Of Fine Oddities from Trumpland Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Married to my murderer
Collector Of Fine Oddities
#106993: Dec 17th 2015 at 9:19:48 AM

A lot of tea party sorts idolize Putin's policies (media control, protest crackdowns, military parade fetishes, etc etc) while keeping the whole Russia=Arch Enemy mentality.

Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#106994: Dec 17th 2015 at 9:21:58 AM

Surely there is also some love for the semi naked pictures of Putin's chiseled-from-marble abs and perfectly lined pecs, with the steely, icy stare of his clear eyes drilling through your soul and straight into your heart...

And his hatred for the homogay.

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
Bense Since: Aug, 2010
#106995: Dec 17th 2015 at 9:22:06 AM

Saying Putin has been more effective at forwarding his interests than Obama has been doesn't mean Putin's interests are the right ones. Nor does it mean he should be a subject of worship.

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#106996: Dec 17th 2015 at 9:22:39 AM

Maybe that's why so many of them are liking Trump. He fits the whole decisive fascist thing they see in Putin.

Oh really when?
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#106997: Dec 17th 2015 at 9:22:57 AM

[up][up]Except even that would be a lie. Putin is doing a very good job of destroying his country's economic interests. His attempts at combating ISIL so far have been laughable.

[up] The Right has an inherent tendency to adopt authoritarian attitudes because it fears the tyranny of the majority.

edited 17th Dec '15 9:23:57 AM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Bense Since: Aug, 2010
#106998: Dec 17th 2015 at 9:26:56 AM

The Left has an inherent tendency to adopt authoritarian attitudes because it believes it is better informed or more moral than the rest of us.

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#106999: Dec 17th 2015 at 9:27:29 AM

[up][up]I wouldn't say that though. The Russian economy is steadily improving and Russian efforts against the Daesh have extremely effective despite them not even being the primary targets.

They've moved their strategic bombers into Syria and the amount of destruction they can put out is almost unthinkable.

edited 17th Dec '15 9:27:48 AM by LeGarcon

Oh really when?
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#107000: Dec 17th 2015 at 9:32:29 AM

[up][up] I don't know about "more moral", necessarily; that's pretty subjective, but "better informed" has been proven in quite a few independent studies. After all, at least our Presidential candidates can find the Middle-East on a map, know which leaders over there are alive, and know that our nuclear arsenal is more than "awesome destructive coolness". The GOP primary is a fact-free zone.

People who get most or all of their news from Fox have been demonstrated to be less knowledgeable than people who don't follow the news media at all. That should tell you something. Whether the average Democrat is a morally superior person to the average Republican is a pointless rabbit hole, but at the very least we aren't trapped in a propaganda bubble fueled by billionaire ideologues.

If you want to talk morality, there's the whole torture and carpet bomb anyone who looks vaguely like a terrorist thing going on.

[up] "Magnitude of destructive capability" is not a criterion for success in asymmetric warfare.

edited 17th Dec '15 9:37:02 AM by Fighteer

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