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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Depends on when you ask them. Vacation/business visas are generally acceptable, as long as they give us their money and leave, and are otherwise politically acceptable; I'm sure that Trump and Cruz would love to ban travel visas for Muslims, for example.
edited 31st Mar '16 2:24:15 PM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Governor Robert Bentley (R) denies the affair, but his senior advisor did resign Wednesday.
Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.Hillary Clinton: 'I'm so sick' of Sanders campaign lying about me.
Looks like this primary is finally starting to ware on Hillary.
edited 31st Mar '16 5:01:54 PM by Demonic_Braeburn
Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.“I do not have — I have money from people who work for fossil fuel companies,” Clinton responded, before calling the rival campaign's claims lies.
What's that supposed to mean? "I do not have- I have"?
Was she going to say "I do not have the option", just stuttering, or is it a weird contradictory word choice?
edited 31st Mar '16 5:15:07 PM by CassidyTheDevil
What
said. They're too Knight Templar for me.
About all I know about Greenpeace is that everyone mocks them for some reason. I don't think they've had a lot of news coverage in.... well, a lot of years. What's up about these terrorist connections and anti-science leanings?
Also, yeah, verbal backspacing in an entirely unscripted scenario is something that basically everyone does. So taking a minute to think about how she needs to say a thing isn't actually indicative of wrong doing. It's not really indicative of wrong doing in anyone, by itself.
edited 31st Mar '16 6:08:50 PM by AceofSpades
Emperor damnit Trump gets me angry... and these "well I'll rather vote for him than Hillary" people make me even more angry! what the hell did she do to them? run over their puppy's? make fascist and racist speeches regarding minorities? oh wait, the last two were Trump, a man (badly tanned walrus [this is insulting to walrus's!]) who failed in every business venture, cost thousands their jobs when every company he owns goes under, has fucking raped people, has the endorsement of the fucking Klan, and yet idiots keep flocking to him!
edited 31st Mar '16 7:19:40 PM by FieldMarshalFry
advancing the front into TV TropesI really can't wait for the shitshow that is the GOP convention.
edited 31st Mar '16 7:38:58 PM by Demonic_Braeburn
Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.

More like the global economy, it only works if you belive it is, so also like fairies. Fairies, political parties and the global economy, they all function on belief.
edited 31st Mar '16 1:58:12 PM 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