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Dumb Republicans

A.Nonymous said:
Well, any time you talk about an entire party you've got to use broad strokes by necessity. I think the Dems would be more likely to support a true welfare state than the GOP would.
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So? That doesn't make them something.

Let's say, we have party A and party B.
Party A is a new party based on Islamaphobia and anti-immigration and anti-federalist sentiment.
Party B is an establishment party, supported by landowners, large business, etc.

Now Party A might get more upset over people not having adequate access to social housing and healthcare (because imgrints!!), but that does not make them socialist, or pro-welfare-state
 
With Al Gore's comments on why Obama seemed distracted during the first debate proves we (The United States) dodged a bullet when he lost his bid for president. You could fill this thread with the gaffs from our current VP.

This thread could go both ways. Just sayin' :rolleyes:.

Q. What do you get when you put a Democratic politician and a Republican politician in a barrel and roll it down a hill?

A. There is a a**hole on top the whole way down. ;)
 
buzzcon said:
With Al Gore's comments on why Obama seemed distracted during the first debate proves we (The United States) dodged a bullet when he lost his bid for president.
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I'm pretty sure Al Gore's loss to Bush equated to a few dozen rounds of machine gun fire to the world's metaphorical chest.
 
ElasticNinja said:
I'm pretty sure Al Gore's loss to Bush equated to a few dozen rounds of machine gun fire to the world's metaphorical chest.
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You thought Gore's comment that Obama lost the debate because of the altitude made sense?

And there's a Republican in Maine attacking his opponent because she (gasp) plays Warcraft. The horrors!! Think of the children!! Who will think of the children!!

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politic...dates-world-of-warcraft-persona-stirs-debate/
 
A.Nonymous said:
You thought Gore's comment that Obama lost the debate because of the altitude made sense?
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No I don't, but the man making silly partisan comments hardly makes him a worse President than Bush.

A.Nonymous said:
And there's a Republican in Maine attacking his opponent because she (gasp) plays Warcraft. The horrors!! Think of the children!! Who will think of the children!!

Maine Candidate’s World of Warcraft Persona Stirs Debate - ABC News
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Yeah I saw that, cray stuff.
 
well the beauty of this country is we all get to have our own opinion and vote for who we like

in the grand scheme of things does it really matter?

we have a story about a republican criticizing someone because she not only plays warcraft..... but she participates in rather raunchy discussions online among other things and this is frowned upon as non news by the democrats...... yet we had the exact same situation when the democrats criticized a woman republican because she participated in witchcraft

during both stories the one side condemned the other for making it an issue

then we have a story about a democrat having gay sex in a public restroom.... the story is condemned by democrats because this shouldnt be an issue....... yet not long ago the exact same thing happened with a republican 'toe tapping' in a public restroom and the democrats were all over it........ same situation..... one is news the other isnt?

then we have someone criticizing republican figures as drug addicts or alchoholics ...... while Obama freely bragged about his addiction to marijuana and cocaine

one is news the other isnt?

hypocrisy comes from both directions.... and idiots participate on both sides

the only real morons are those who cannot discern that and drink the koolaid...... spout off the talking points and relinquish any real ability to think for themselves

if you dont have the ability to look beyond a partisan talking point or headline then you have no business pretending to be able to vote for either direction

given that..... as I said the beauty of this country is that everyone is entitled to their opinion and even stupid people get to vote

personally I would be in favor of some election law changes:

establish a truely bipartisan commision each election.... have them come to an agreement on the true facts about each candidate..... then create a 50 question test and attach it to each ballot....... if you cant pass the test your ballot is thown in the trash... youre too stupid to vote

but what about the stupid people wha wha...... dont they need representation too blah blah

yes the smart ones will represent them..... stupid people voting got us to where we are today
 
Comparing Warcraft to witchcraft? Um, ok. But feel free to start a thread about Dumb Democrats instead of whining here. Its titled Dumb Republicans, did anyone expect to find an unbiased discussion going on? Lol
 
Gmash said:
Comparing Warcraft to witchcraft? Um, ok. But feel free to start a thread about Dumb Democrats instead of whining here. Its titled Dumb Republicans, did anyone expect to find an unbiased discussion going on? Lol
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did you see me whining about something? if you did then maybe you just started the dumb democrat section

I was pointing out the hypocrisy on BOTH sides...... something you should familiarize yourself with...... koolaid rots your teeth.... stop drinking it

I know realizing the truth can hurt ones feelings....... have a pity party

and no not comparing warcraft to witchcraft.... theres no comparison

one is a game where she lives out her fantasies of being a demon and then she goes on blogs threatening peoples lives....... the other is a religion...... we shouldnt compare the 2...... unless you are implying we should restrict religious beliefs now... it was simply pointing out how both sides find mundane things to criticize the other for

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Oh, politicians are hypocritical and criticize each other over silly things? What a breakthrough realization. Thanks for learnin' me.
 
The reason I posted that story was more of an indictment of all politicians on both sides of the fence. Many get elected and go into office with the best of intentions, but that gets corrected by the establishment. The good ol' boys get them in line and make sure they don't make any waves.

I personally am a fence sitter. I try to vote for who I feel will get the job done. I gave the Recovery Act the eye test and noticed that the big signs put up stating that this project was funded by Obama's Recovery Act, it always seemed to be on high traffic roads that really did not need to be repaired while several roads that were less traveled and really needed to get fixed remained untouched.

Now we are getting into political ad season and those have more twists and turns than an episode of House and are as valid as a Glenn Beck rant.

Did someone say Koolaid? ;)
 
I think the world would be better off if there were more fence sitters. At least politicians would then be forced to appeal to rational people instead of the nutjobs in both parties. There are too many people who are blinded by rhetoric and haven't just drank the Koolaid, they've dove in head first and are swimming in it. If the question is, "Should we support Proposition X?", then the first thing they do is find out what their party's official position is on the subject. Nothing else matters. If they find out that Joe Smith is running for Congress the first thing they want to know is what party he belongs to. If he is part of Party A then he is evil. Now comes the hard part. We have to find out WHY he is evil. We already know that he is since he's part of Party A. We just have to figure out exactly why he's evil.
 
A.Nonymous said:
I think the world would be better off if there were more fence sitters. At least politicians would then be forced to appeal to rational people instead of the nutjobs in both parties.
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I have always maintained that the last thing politicians want are educated voters. Forget the blind love and hate for Romney and Obama and consider what would happen if voters actually paid attention, read their history, followed each speech, read the founding documents, ignored the web, paid attention to what the politico said he/she would do and what he/she actually did.

They decide that because this person lied about A, B, and C . . I will not vote for him. They forget party lines, race and flash and they actually did their research, fact checking and knew the bottom line, no spin, no BS, unvarnished truth.

They forget about the spin and the web and bloggers and BS and they actually looked at the facts and what really happened. If Obama says he is the best person to create jobs, rather than just agree, they look at the actual record.

Then they voted based upon the God's honest truth, not some well-spun BS version served up by a liberal press.

This would be the last thing politicians want because they would learn rather quickly that people are no longer sheep or fools or gullible morons; they pay attention to the facts and if I do not do what I said I would do, I am outta here, No Soup for Me!.

What a grand day that would be. When that actually happens, I will move to Narnia, about the only place it will happen.
 
Bob Maxey said:
I have always maintained that the last thing politicians want are educated voters. Forget the blind love and hate for Romney and Obama and consider what would happen if voters actually paid attention, read their history, followed each speech, read the founding documents, ignored the web, paid attention to what the politico said he/she would do and what he/she actually did.

They decide that because this person lied about A, B, and C . . I will not vote for him. They forget party lines, race and flash and they actually did their research, fact checking and knew the bottom line, no spin, no BS, unvarnished truth.

They forget about the spin and the web and bloggers and BS and they actually looked at the facts and what really happened. If Obama says he is the best person to create jobs, rather than just agree, they look at the actual record.

Then they voted based upon the God's honest truth, not some well-spun BS version served up by a liberal press.

This would be the last thing politicians want because they would learn rather quickly that people are no longer sheep or fools or gullible morons; they pay attention to the facts and if I do not do what I said I would do, I am outta here, No Soup for Me!.

What a grand day that would be. When that actually happens, I will move to Narnia, about the only place it will happen.
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thats racist and a clear disenfranchisement of the poor

not everyone can afford to pay attention

(and thats sarcasm for the mod who never quite grasps that)
 
Bob Maxey said:
They decide that because this person lied about A, B, and C . . I will not vote for him. They forget party lines, race and flash and they actually did their research, fact checking and knew the bottom line, no spin, no BS, unvarnished truth.
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I agree, but who do you trust for information? The candidates are vague in their ads and news outlets almost always have an agenda. Fox News and MSNBC place their own spin on stories and sadly many cannot or don't want to see it.

I am voting for a city councilmen who I went to school with, had coffee and cocktails with. I know him and his agenda, and this is rare for a voter. His party affiliation doesn't matter to me.
 
buzzcon said:
I agree, but who do you trust for information? The candidates are vague in their ads and news outlets almost always have an agenda. Fox News and MSNBC place their own spin on stories and sadly many cannot or don't want to see it.

I am voting for a city councilmen who I went to school with, had coffee and cocktails with. I know him and his agenda, and this is rare for a voter. His party affiliation doesn't matter to me.
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Take who pays what in taxes for example. I know for a fact that the bottom 50% of the people in this country pay no federal income taxes. This is a fact and the facts come from the IRS. So you look at the actual data rather than listen to the talking heads, spinners and so forth.

When you listen to the left side, the rich need to be taxed more. BS, the rich are hard to define and they create the jobs. The left never says half this country pays zero federal taxes.

Look at what they promised in their campaigns and what they actually did while in office.

Read the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights and learn what our leaders can do and cannot do. Look at what they try to do. Look at their voting records. Look at the people they hire. My God, look at who Obama surrounds himself with. Some scary people to be sure.

As for the man you know. OK, perhaps he is a good man. What are his qualifications? Do not be fooled by the man you had drinks with. I have knows a few local politicos and they are always campaigning. Even over drinks.

Not saying the man you are voting for is a bum, but learn that in politics, people can be much different in private than when they start making decisions that affect you.

It is very hard, I know, but these days, we simply cannot afford to hire bad people.
 
I think one of the great things about the Internet is you can vet anything if you spend the time. The problem is most people either don't/won't spend the time or they see the same thing copy/pasted on twelve different sites so they consider it to be fact.
 
Kool-ade comes in more than one flavor. But anyway, one has to wonder about the people who are still saying they are undecided at this point. I say if you haven't been paying enough attention to know who you like by now, stay home.
 
Gmash said:
Kool-ade comes in more than one flavor. But anyway, one has to wonder about the people who are still saying they are undecided at this point. I say if you haven't been paying enough attention to know who you like by now, stay home.
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I've paid enough attention to know that I don't like either one. Yet people keep telling me I have to pick one of the two.
 
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