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Joementum posted:It's official: Ted Cruz is no longer a Canadian Whatever happened to the essay he was supposed to write about why he didn't want to be a Canadian citizen anymore?
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Gyges posted:Wow, so the problem with America is that it's full of Scotts. Are there any politicians with either a given or sir name of Scot(t) who aren't despicable? General Winfield. 
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Jun 11, 2014 07:40
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AYC posted:And nothing of value was lost.
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Jun 11, 2014 17:48
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GreyjoyBastard posted:General Winfield. Hancock??
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Jun 11, 2014 18:15
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silvergoose posted:Hancock?? I think he was referring to the original Winfield Scott, for whom Hancock was named.  e: Unless you knew that and were just adding another Scott, in which case derp. 
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Jun 11, 2014 18:24
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Majorian posted:I think he was referring to the original Winfield Scott, for whom Hancock was named. Yes I know I was making an unfunny joke. (the double ? didn't give it away??)
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Jun 11, 2014 18:25
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silvergoose posted:Yes I know I was making an unfunny joke. Yup, haven't had my coffee yet. Derp. Joementum posted:It's official: Ted Cruz is no longer a Canadian I keep hearing that Cruz is a lot smarter than he seems, that he doesn't believe the poo poo he's saying, that he's a complete charlatan who just loves winning arguments and will do anything to win, etc. But that characterization is belied by the fact that he genuinely seems to think that he has a chance of being elected president.
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Jun 11, 2014 18:44
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Ted Cruz' has all the social signalling of what I would conventionally consider a smart person by achievement alone but then he gets talking and Im just confused. Ben Carson is a more extreme version of that effect.
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Jun 11, 2014 18:52
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I'm still holding out that Ted Cruz is a stealth socialist sent from Canada to ruin the GOP from within.
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Jun 11, 2014 18:58
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Majorian posted:Yup, haven't had my coffee yet. Derp. Maybe he's the next Sarah Palin in that he'll run (or be a running mate), lose, and rake in all that sweet money people throw at you for being persecuted by those awful liberals.
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Jun 11, 2014 19:22
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Cliff Racer posted:This but unironically. I guess that could be a factor, but I just added geographical statistics the stats page, and the vast majority of votes are coming from the United States at all times of day.
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Jun 11, 2014 19:50
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A Bag of Milk posted:Whatever happened to the essay he was supposed to write about why he didn't want to be a Canadian citizen anymore? It's private. Not that he would have to write about how he hates hockey and double-doubles, it's probably just a quick note about how he wants to further his career in American politics by being solely an American citizen.
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Jun 11, 2014 20:05
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Oh no did Bernie Sanders decide not to run? He's not in the OP list anymore 
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Jun 11, 2014 20:51
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I just remembered the absolutely insane number of primary debates in the 2012 election. It was almost like the GOP assumed they would beat Obama in November, and the primary debates were the true contest. Are we going to have another 50 primary debates in 2016? After awhile, it got rather nauseating.
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Jun 11, 2014 21:19
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Majorian posted:
I kind of doubt Cruz cares about being president. He will run to increase his brand value, allowing him better access to a lifetime gravy train of sweet wingnut money, while also pushing the other candidates to try to outcrazy him. Actually getting elected president is not in Cruz's best interests, as far as I can tell.
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Jun 11, 2014 21:26
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AYC posted:I just remembered the absolutely insane number of primary debates in the 2012 election. It was almost like the GOP assumed they would beat Obama in November, and the primary debates were the true contest. No, the RNC cracking down on all primary debates, and basically won't have any that aren't hosted by Newt Gingrich(I hope).
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Jun 11, 2014 21:27
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sentientcarbon posted:Oh no did Bernie Sanders decide not to run? He's not in the OP list anymore Of course he's running, there's no reason for him not to. Hopefully he'll play the role of idealistic leftist better than Kucinich did.
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Jun 11, 2014 21:41
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Sir Tonk posted:Of course he's running, there's no reason for him not to. Hopefully he'll play the role of idealistic leftist better than Kucinich did. So is he going to basically be Rick Santorum for the Democrats (I.E. drag them significantly to the left in the primaries before they pivot to the center in the general)? Or does he not have enough pull for that?
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Jun 11, 2014 21:45
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AYC posted:So is he going to basically be Rick Santorum for the Democrats (I.E. drag them significantly to the left in the primaries before they pivot to the center in the general)? Sanders will show up for one or two debates and get the Mike Gravel spot at the end of the stage and 4 minutes of talk time in two hours. Maybe he'll stick around long enough to get 2% in NH.
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Jun 11, 2014 21:49
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Spatula City posted:I kind of doubt Cruz cares about being president. He will run to increase his brand value, allowing him better access to a lifetime gravy train of sweet wingnut money, while also pushing the other candidates to try to outcrazy him. Actually getting elected president is not in Cruz's best interests, as far as I can tell. That seems about right, actually. Which is a shame - him getting absolutely curbstomped in the polls would be such a good thing for this country.
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Jun 11, 2014 22:10
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sentientcarbon posted:Oh no did Bernie Sanders decide not to run? He's not in the OP list anymore I just never added him. I did now.
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Jun 11, 2014 22:12
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Spatula City posted:I kind of doubt Cruz cares about being president. He will run to increase his brand value, allowing him better access to a lifetime gravy train of sweet wingnut money, while also pushing the other candidates to try to outcrazy him. Actually getting elected president is not in Cruz's best interests, as far as I can tell. Oh I disagree. A lifetime on wingnut welfare is the floor for him now, not his goal. He's already accomplished that. This is a guy who has paintings of himself all over his office, you bet your rear end he wants to be president.
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Jun 11, 2014 22:18
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A Bag of Milk posted:Whatever happened to the essay he was supposed to write about why he didn't want to be a Canadian citizen anymore? Yeah, I want to read his "Why I'm not proud to be a Canadian, by Ted Cruz (Age 7)" paper. Joementum posted:I just never added him. I did now. At last, a chance to get back on you for bagging on me when I missed the easy Bernie question in the last sheep game!
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Jun 12, 2014 01:40
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Speaking on the Dem side, I personally think Rahm's gearing up his run and Hillary doesn't know how to stop him.
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Jun 12, 2014 02:00
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My Imaginary GF posted:Speaking on the Dem side, I personally think Rahm's gearing up his run and Hillary doesn't know how to stop him. Probably because she isn't worried about him and shouldn't be. 
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Jun 12, 2014 02:02
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My Imaginary GF posted:Speaking on the Dem side, I personally think Rahm's gearing up his run and Hillary doesn't know how to stop him. Who is his constituency if he's running against Hillary? They represent the same people, she just has better favorability ratings.
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Jun 12, 2014 03:04
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My Imaginary GF posted:Speaking on the Dem side, I personally think Rahm's gearing up his run and Hillary doesn't know how to stop him. Oh wow the guy that even left wing people are starting to realize is kinda a lovely person may challenge someone who's basically been crowned the nominee already? Well gently caress, how can Hildog handle this?!
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Jun 12, 2014 03:30
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Everything will be okay so long as he isn't made running mate. 
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Jun 12, 2014 04:18
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mcmagic posted:Oh I disagree. A lifetime on wingnut welfare is the floor for him now, not his goal. He's already accomplished that. This is a guy who has paintings of himself all over his office, you bet your rear end he wants to be president. I'm with you. Being slimy as he is, Cruz could have made great money in private practice if that's all he wanted, because by all accounts I've seen, he's rather talented as a lawyer. Money and luxury are secondary, what he wants is power.
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Jun 12, 2014 04:48
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Tatum Girlparts posted:Oh wow the guy that even left wing people are starting to realize is kinda a lovely person may challenge someone who's basically been crowned the nominee already? Well gently caress, how can Hildog handle this?! I don't know, let's see how she handled it in 2008, under similar circ- Oh. Hm.
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Jun 12, 2014 04:54
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FAUXTON posted:I don't know, let's see how she handled it in 2008, under similar circ- It's absurd to call an abrasively combatative and highly unlikeable potential challenger a "similar circumstance" to having to compete with a once-in-a-generation political talent hitting the public stage at precisely the right historical moment to capture a country looking for the promise of a new beginning.
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Jun 12, 2014 05:08
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Sir Kodiak posted:It's absurd to call an abrasively combatative and highly unlikeable potential challenger a "similar circumstance" to having to compete with a once-in-a-generation political talent hitting the public stage at precisely the right historical moment to capture a country looking for the promise of a new beginning. He also can't run as a left-wing alternative considering his record.
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Jun 12, 2014 05:22
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FAUXTON posted:I don't know, let's see how she handled it in 2008, under similar circ- Obama if you'll recall was also matching or beating Hillary in fundraising from Q1 in 2007, there's no Democrat on earth who could possibly be in that position by this time next year.
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Jun 12, 2014 05:31
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FAUXTON posted:I don't know, let's see how she handled it in 2008, under similar circ- Or I could just laugh that you'd make a comparison that dumb. Decisions, decisions...
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Jun 12, 2014 05:31
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FAUXTON posted:I don't know, let's see how she handled it in 2008, under similar circ- Comparing literally any incarnation of Rahm to 2008 Obama is maybe the funniest joke in this entire site. Rahm is a repugnant human with the charm of a wet fart, not even going into his policy issues.
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Jun 12, 2014 05:35
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DynamicSloth posted:You're stretching "similar" beyond what the word can bear, Hillary is more popular than she was in 2008 but more importantly she's running against an empty field. You can't overtake a frontrunner from the right in a Democratic primary and there doesn't seem to be anyone who can credibly mount a (successful) challenge from the left, it sure as poo poo isn't going to be Rahm Emmanuel, although I don't know where the notion he'd even think of trying came from. Vice president Michael Bloomberg.
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Jun 12, 2014 05:57
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Nintendo Kid posted:Vice president Michael Bloomberg. For when you want a Joe Lieberman, but still feel the need to do worse.
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Jun 12, 2014 05:59
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Nintendo Kid posted:Vice president Michael Bloomberg. I said Democrat, Bloomberg hasn't been one for 13 years.
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Jun 12, 2014 06:08
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 it was a comparison of hubris. Presumptive nominee and all that. Rahm's worse than McAuliffe in terms of shitsucking backstabbing opportunism. He knows the odds of such a primary fight and knows who drives his gravy train.
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FAUXTON posted:it was a comparison of hubris Then using the phrase "similar circumstances" was some spectacularly unclear writing. You can't blame people for jumping all over that. And this is me being charitable and not accusing you of blatant backpedaling.
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