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Raskolnikov38 posted:I hope its true because the idea of Nader as some cloak and dagger long run accelerationist con man is goddamn hilarious. The author of "Unsafe at Any Speed" advocating accelerationism. I think we all can learn a lesson from this.
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I mean, he was right about Roe, we just had to lose Brown v. Board and the Voting Rights Act.
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Well son of a bitch.
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Install Windows posted:I don't remember this at all. And for the quote I was paraphrasing before NYTimes posted:''A bumbling Texas governor would galvanize the environmental community as never before,'' he said. ''The Sierra Club doubled its membership under James Watt.''
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DynamicSloth posted:And for the quote I was paraphrasing before The Iraq War convinced many Americans (well, until they forget about it) that starting a war for no reason is a bad thing, so I'd say Nader's logic was vindicated. oh, what's that you say, it was a terrible thing that saw many people die? you don't say...
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Spaceman Future! posted:The author of "Unsafe at Any Speed" advocating accelerationism. I think we all can learn a lesson from this. And that lesson is the proper definition of irony, since everyone misuses it. Also that Ralph Nader is a tool.
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dilbertschalter posted:The Iraq War convinced many Americans (well, until they forget about it) that starting a war for no reason is a bad thing, so I'd say Nader's logic was vindicated. For only $3 trillion, you too can keep a president who is war reluctant from having some military action in middle eastern countries!
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dilbertschalter posted:The Iraq War convinced many Americans (well, until they forget about it) that starting a war for no reason is a bad thing, so I'd say Nader's logic was vindicated. A valuable lesson indeed. Unless you happen to live in Iraq. Is there any case of accelerationism ever that isn't "stack up the bodies to make a rhetorical point"?
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Cease to Hope posted:A valuable lesson indeed. Unless you happen to live in Iraq. I would say That's the Joke, but I literally put it a line right below so that people would get that I wasn't being serious.
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RAHM RAHM RAHM RAHM RAHM RAHM. More idle speculation but it's always a laugh when his name gets thrown around. This piece mentions being Hillary's VP, which I guess you never know. He has been going through something of a rebranding, but frankly I think he's more inclined to replace Dick Durbin than run for president.
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Mar 12, 2014 18:25
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Misandrist Duck posted:RAHM RAHM RAHM RAHM RAHM RAHM. I always figured Chicago Mayor was the job he wanted, and would camp out there til he was tired of it or got caught in some dirty political maneuver.
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Something about that stinks of someone floating the idea rather than actual speculation. I'm not particularly excited about voting for Hillary as it is, but would absolutely refuse to vote for any ticket with Rahm on it.
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I would unironically love to vote for Rahm. The guy would be a democrat version of Dick Cheney, it'd be great.
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ReidRansom posted:Something about that stinks of someone floating the idea rather than actual speculation. I'm not particularly excited about voting for Hillary as it is, but would absolutely refuse to vote for any ticket with Rahm on it. Rahm's a political operator, not a politician. He'd be a lousy choice by any metric, even by Hillary Clinton, because he's got Chris Christie's mouth and temper in a slightly-less offensive package.
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ReidRansom posted:Something about that stinks of someone floating the idea rather than actual speculation. No one is floating an idea in the Washington Times, other than some Mooney crank. Veepstakes are getting vastly ahead of ourselves and always matter far less than the corresponding amount of time wonks geek out on them.
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Wanamingo posted:I would unironically love to vote for Rahm. The guy would be a democrat version of Dick Cheney, it'd be great. So who would be the person Rahm shoots in the face? Also, what types of files would he keep in his office safes?
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A Winner is Jew posted:So who would be the person Rahm shoots in the face? You think he'd stop at just one?
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A Winner is Jew posted:So who would be the person Rahm shoots in the face? Given Rahm's general love of power, I'm going to go with Hillary.
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Is there something I'm missing about Elizabeth Warren's personality that leads people to think she can be the anti-Hillary? She strikes me as too much of a professorial type who is more suited for issue advocacy, not executive leadership. This has nothing to do with her stances, just her personality. She would seem a perfect fit to lead the Liberals in Canada, but nothing about her seems to say "Commander-In-Chief" to me, and much of the Dem base, the ones that are "Ready for Hillary," and low info indepndent voters seem to still care about that sort of thing. Before someone mentions Obama as a professorial type as well, remember that personality is the whole reason why we first heard of him anyway.
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De Nomolos posted:She strikes me as too much of a professorial type By the way, when are you planning to announce that you're running for Senate in New Hampshire?
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Mar 12, 2014 21:57
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Look, we all know that we only have one public figure here, and he's got a ticket to ride!
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The Warszawa posted:Look, we all know that we only have one public figure here, and he's got a ticket to ride! But who could that be? I guess, The Hunt is On!
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Mar 12, 2014 22:07
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To hunts man is the most dangerous game ....
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Joementum posted:But who could that be? I guess, The Hunt is On! It's such an arkane process to figure out.
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Ferrosol posted:It's such an arkane process to figure out. You might need to charter a new school of thought to come up with an answer. Captain_Maclaine fucked around with this message at 23:04 on Mar 12, 2014 |
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I would just like to mention that Ticket to Ride and The Hunt is On were actual Jon Huntsman campaign slogans.
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Joementum posted:I would just like to mention that Ticket to Ride and The Hunt is On were actual Jon Huntsman campaign slogans. Indeed, every schoolchild knows that 3rd place is a Ticket to Ride.
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... Wait, Jon Huntsman is a goon? Did I miss something?
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Teddybear posted:... Wait, Jon Huntsman is a goon? Did I miss something? It's a joke. During the 2012 primaries, forums poster Arkane was so high on Jon Huntsman that the joke eventually became that he WAS Jon Huntsman, since no one else seemed to be a fan of the guy (he got like 2% in New Hampshire and flamed out early). Thus, whenever Arkane shows up in a thread where he denies climate change's existence or extols the virtues of charter schools (while somehow being unable to comprehend that we don't support them despite the fact Obama and Arne Duncan do), it's proper form to ask Governor Huntsman how things are going. Fritz Coldcockin fucked around with this message at 23:20 on Mar 12, 2014 |
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Alter Ego posted:It's a joke. During the 2012 primaries, forums poster Arkane was so high on Jon Huntsman that the joke eventually became that he WAS Jon Huntsman, since no one else seemed to be a fan of the guy (he got like 2% in New Hampshire and flamed out early) Oh. In a way, aren't we all Jon Huntsman, a little bit?
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Teddybear posted:Oh. I know I am. If I recall, Arkane does get some credit for being I think the only goon to predict Palin getting tapped to be VP candidate for McCain.
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Zwabu posted:I know I am. Well it makes sense, he put in just as much research as McCain did.
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Teddybear posted:Oh.
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FMguru posted:We all got the same number of convention delegates and electoral votes, so yes. He had two delegates from New Hampshire.
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Joementum posted:He had two delegates from New Hampshire. And you didn't? Don't you impugn the credibility of Team Teddybear. We did our damndest.
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Wasn't Arkane suspected of being the weepy C-SPAN caller that went on and on about Huntsman during one of his primary defeats.
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Joementum posted:I would just like to mention that Ticket to Ride and The Hunt is On were actual Jon Huntsman campaign slogans. Should've gone with their original idea: A Dirt Bike in Every Garage
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Raskolnikov38 posted:Wasn't Arkane suspected of being the weepy C-SPAN caller that went on and on about Huntsman during one of his primary defeats. I remember when Arkane said he was going to a debate and an article about the debate mentioned that Huntsman had "only one, extremely enthusiastic supporter."
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Teddybear posted:Oh. No. I mean, I don't want to low content post in D&D. But no.
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Joementum posted:By the way, when are you planning to announce that you're running for Senate in New Hampshire? I see what you did there. But seriously. Where are the Happy Warriors?
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