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#147626: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:36:11 PM

Well I've got my election night fun booked, gonna be at a fancy hotel restaurant and lounge for the night, considered the street food party with "pin the toupee on the Trump" but in the end it's just to expensive.

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FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#147627: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:36:38 PM

[up][up]Exhibit A: for those asking me for proof of sensationalism.[lol]

edited 31st Oct '16 5:36:45 PM by FFShinra

blkwhtrbbt The Dragon of the Eastern Sea from Doesn't take orders from Vladimir Putin Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
The Dragon of the Eastern Sea
#147628: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:38:09 PM

Dude. Pumpkinhead is Poe's Law incarnate. He doesn't troll hard enough to warrant mod action, but dude, he's been here long enough doing this for you to know it when you see it.

edited 31st Oct '16 5:38:35 PM by blkwhtrbbt

Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for you
Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#147629: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:39:32 PM

[up][up][up][up]Two words: due process.

Plus do you really want to risk whatever replaces Putin in that event, Major International Repercussions asides? Man has Vetinari Job Security for a reason.

[up][up][up]How would a street food party be more expensive than a hotel restaurant?

edited 31st Oct '16 5:40:39 PM by Krieger22

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#147630: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:39:54 PM

[up]x5 Jack, take a step back, mate. You're hyperventilating again.

And, I'd rethink that wish in this thread were I you: I get the sentiment, but the hyperbole could use a bit more beige. :/

edited 31st Oct '16 5:40:38 PM by Euodiachloris

JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#147631: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:41:15 PM

[up][up][up][up] Okay maybe the ICBM talk was a bit overdramatic, but I am dead serious about killing Putin. We play with our hands tied behind our back and they try to destroy our democracy. So yeah,from the perspective of me as an American, Putin needs to die.

[up][up] Neither Putin nor Trump care much for due process.

edited 31st Oct '16 5:43:16 PM by JackOLantern1337

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#147632: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:42:43 PM

How about we don't advocate for murder, please?

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Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#147633: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:42:45 PM

I mean, even if it's true, the reason it's not treason is because Russia's not officially the US's enemy, and the reason Russia's not officially the US's enemy is because that would restart the Cold War.

JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#147634: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:44:21 PM

[up] They've very nearly put their puppet in the White House. I say that's grounds for restarting the dam Cold War. It would harm our position in the world, take our focus off China, but all that is a small price to pay to protect our Democracy.

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Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#147635: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:44:55 PM

[up]When they go low, we go high. Besides, that's not even how wetworks are done.

edited 31st Oct '16 5:45:18 PM by Krieger22

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
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FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#147636: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:45:37 PM

Let's not advocate for actual violence. I can't believe this is something I need to say with my Mod Hat on. We're better than this. Come on.

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TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#147637: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:46:19 PM

Until Russia gets rid of Putin, there's no possible way we'll ever have "friendly" relationships again.

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AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#147638: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:46:29 PM

Okay, Jack's wrong when he says whacking Putin would be a good idea, but at the same time, I don't think this is a case where we should be on him for wishing death on somebody. We're talking about a murderous dictator, not a democratically elected leader we don't like.

Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#147639: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:46:54 PM

Putting aside the reasons why restarting the Cold War may be unwise for the moment- even if you went there, it wouldn't make Trump retroactively guilty of treason.

edited 31st Oct '16 5:47:50 PM by Gilphon

JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#147640: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:47:03 PM

[up][up][up][up][up] Sometimes we go so high we can't see the dam ground beneath us.

[up][up][up][up] Alright I'll knock it off. If it would help I could go back and delete the posts.

edited 31st Oct '16 5:48:30 PM by JackOLantern1337

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FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#147641: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:48:45 PM

It's too late to delete the posts - I've Thumped them. Let's move on to another topic, please.

Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#147642: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:49:01 PM

So, this is officially the biggest political scandal in American Political History, right?

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Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#147643: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:50:06 PM

Shinra, I want to say that some of what you're seeing includes certain people who are very frequently prone to sensationalism the rest of the time too. I probably shouldn't name names as it could be construed as personal attacks but I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who's noticed.

Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#147644: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:50:11 PM

[up][up]Bit soon to say that. Hasn't actually gotten big yet.

edited 31st Oct '16 5:50:27 PM by Gilphon

BonsaiForest Since: Jan, 2001
#147645: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:54:58 PM

Sadly, scandal size these days seems limited to size of the electorate that leans in a particular direction.

Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#147646: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:55:03 PM

[up][up][up][up]Which one in particular?

edited 31st Oct '16 5:55:20 PM by Krieger22

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
#147647: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:55:14 PM

Alright, I've finally done it. I just voted two days ago. And, if you're curious, it was for Hillary. She just seemed like the most logical choice. Hell, she was the only choice I could make without feeling shame.

One of the things that suck about this election is that it's my first one but the choices seem so black and white, I feel like trying to actually reflect on who to choose reinforces it and nothing over the entire course of the election tells me that I'd made the wrong choice. The election robs me of a serious political debate, a change to actually THINK about politics.

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Shameful Display
#147648: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:55:17 PM
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blkwhtrbbt The Dragon of the Eastern Sea from Doesn't take orders from Vladimir Putin Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
The Dragon of the Eastern Sea
#147649: Oct 31st 2016 at 6:00:43 PM

Trump makes a vague gesture at his white male lgbt fans but if you note carefully, the flag he is holding is upside down. For anyone who doesn't know, flying a flag upside down is a sign of distress, and if fire and police officials see it, they will summon their people there.

You'll also note that a nominal effort, at best, was made on the Calligraphy.

Taken together, all this indicates that the flag was made by a non-lgbt person in the vein of Blacks For Trump (most famously, the sign was held up by a clearly white woman) OR it was made as a stealth Take That! at his campaign.

Either way, classic Trump making an ass of himself without even knowing about it.

edited 31st Oct '16 6:00:57 PM by blkwhtrbbt

Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for you
Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#147650: Oct 31st 2016 at 6:02:01 PM

Constitutionally, I'd say the FBI being caught playing silly buggers with an election is up there with Watergate.

Heck, this is Hoover territory of awful. The whole service should feel mortified at getting compared to the CIA like that. Again.

edited 31st Oct '16 6:03:55 PM by Euodiachloris


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