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Slaan posted:There is something to be said to not up-stage Hillary, but its Bill Clinton. His speech will probably go down really early so that people have time to forget it by the time the nomination comes up. Seriously, a speech by Bill would be great to energize the base, and anyone who is going to dismiss Hillary because of Bill wasn't going to vote for her anyway. All that remains is a matter of trying not to steal Hillary's thunder. I don't know how I feel about this election cycle apart from the inevitable GOP circus. I can't get excited about anything in this, but maybe that's a good thing.
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Bill's 2012 speech was great to just listen to and watch and I'm excited for another one. I mean, besides the CK2 Clown Car that is the Republican Primary.
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The nominee's spouse traditionally gives a speech, so I don't think there's any way Bill doesn't give a speech with Hillary as the nominee. However, instead of the "fuzzy, fluffy, family" talk we're used to, I would expect another full-throated roar like the one Bill gave Obama in 2012.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:I think the only path to a Jeb Bush presidency is to own the Dubya Legacy and pretend it was a massive success ruined by the devil Obama. The republican base will buy it, at least, if it's sold to them properly.
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W is a problem for Jeb. If he tries the revisionist route he'd open up a flood of taped 2008 Republicans skewering those same policies. Hell, McCain ran on a "Maverick" change platform despite being the same party. W doesn't fly well with the Republican base all that well anyway. W will probably do a taped, short speech because he was the last Republican President, and Jeb will probably reference some of the work done in Africa against AIDs W did to build up the "compassionate" side, but other than that Jeb is going act like the last name is mostly a coincidence.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:I think the only path to a Jeb Bush presidency is to own the Dubya Legacy and pretend it was a massive success ruined by the devil Obama. The republican base will buy it, at least, if it's sold to them properly. quote:Sulaymaniyah,
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fade5 posted:Now if you're wondering just how the hell Bush could sell the Iraq War (both 1 and 2) as a success, just get some Kurdish Iraqis to speak at the convention. I'm being entirely serious, the Kurds loving love the name "Bush": You got a source that's not the literal right wing propaganda outlet? I know about the H.W. Bush thing but the 2nd bush just seems like a reach. SpiderHyphenMan posted:And then he's trounced in the General, right? No loving way would that ever work, right? We're not that stupid. Often times people aren't even voting on the president if the country is still doing worse under one parties president they'll pick the other.
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SirKibbles posted:You got a source that's not the literal right wing propaganda outlet? I know about the H.W. Bush thing but the 2nd bush just seems like a reach. The Kurds were definitive losers under Saddam and are definitively better now with autonomy (if not independence), so while this does read like a neo-con brochure there is no reason why the Kurds wouldn't be extremely grateful for what the US brought. Even now the US state department is charting an independence plan and Turkey is generally getting "warmer" (or less ice cold) to the idea. Right now Kurdistan is somewhat critical of Obama because they feel he is being weak against ISIS, which is a defendable viewpoint (though I think ISIS wants us to go crazy bombing poo poo, it's their best recruitment tool). However, despite criticism they generally report on the US on a pretty positive light.
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SirKibbles posted:You got a source that's not the literal right wing propaganda outlet? I know about the H.W. Bush thing but the 2nd bush just seems like a reach. Article from the Atlantic about a visit by John McCain, Joe Lieberman, and Lindsey Graham to Iraq/Iraqi Kurdistan: quote:It's been ten years since the U.S.-led invasion, and most will observe the anniversary by remembering the dead and evaluating mistakes. Things are a little different in Iraqi Kurdistan, the northernmost autonomous region where the "invasion" is still referred to -- insistently -- as a "liberation." It's a strange, parallel universe in which American ideals like freedom from tyranny and economic promise are more intact than they are in America, as is the belief that those ideals can be spread and won through war. Some say that admiration for Americans runs so high that among the younger generation are Kurds named "Bush." I've never met such a child (nor have I ever met anyone who has) but it's plenty surreal that, as [John McCain, Joe Lieberman, and Lindsey Graham] gleefully tweeted, Iraqi Kurds like Americans. Moreover, they like Republicans -- the more hawkish the better. quote:Teetering on the edge of seceding from Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan still loves America. No, not the idea of chasing the American dream. The Kurdish population truly has the US patriotism of a Fourth of July barbecue. While the rest of Iraq was torn apart during the US occupation and rebel insurgency that highlighted the shortcomings of Bush-era foreign policy, Kurdistan remained relatively peaceful, with only sporadic violence. The three provinces that make up the north of Iraq were favorably treated in a US-brokered post-Saddam constitution that granted the Kurds relative autonomy. Say, let's pop over to Syria for a second: quote:Suruc (Turkey) (AFP) - Sultan Muslim, a Syrian Kurd, had no doubt what to name her seventh child when he was born, safely in Turkey, after a harrowing month-long flight from her home in Kobane: Obama. Here, have a picture of a Kurdish New Years celebration: As mind-bendingly weird as it seems, the Kurds loving love America, and see the Iraq War(s) as the US liberating the Kurds from Saddam Hussein's tyrannical rule. To be fair, that is basically what happened, even if that wasn't Bush/the US's primary intention in starting the Iraq War. Still, somebody in the Middle East loves us, which is awesome. So the point of all this is that if the Republicans want to get Jeb Bush elected, they should support the creation of an independent Kurdistan, and then have Kurdistan join the United States as the 51st state. Instant Jeb Bush victory. fade5 fucked around with this message at 22:21 on Feb 16, 2015 |
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Man reading that is pretty gratifying after passing by Andrea Tartaros jerking off on Fox News about how "ISIS IS OUT THERE, WE NEED TO SECURE ARE BORDERS "
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I'm very confused. But sort of pleased because Nathan's is good stuff? I think I'm going to go get some.
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# ? Feb 16, 2015 19:41 |
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I wonder if Hillary is a cut-out-poster will take off and she'll be seen in all 50 states in one day at some point in 2016.
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fade5 posted:As mind-bendingly weird as it seems, the Kurds loving love America, and see the Iraq War(s) as the US liberating the Kurds from Saddam Hussein's tyrannical rule. To be fair, that is basically what happened, even if that wasn't the Bush/the US's primary intention in starting the Iraq War. Still, somebody in the Middle East loves us, which is awesome. I have a friend in Bosnia who says the same basic thing about them, apparently every town has a statue of bill and "Madeleine" is one of the most popular names for girls
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QwertyAsher posted:I have a friend in Bosnia who says the same basic thing about them, apparently every town has a statue of bill and "Madeleine" is one of the most popular names for girls jesus gently caress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkC4ZfM90no
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QwertyAsher posted:I have a friend in Bosnia who says the same basic thing about them, apparently every town has a statue of bill and "Madeleine" is one of the most popular names for girls We need more statues of Bill Clinton in the United States.
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Venom Snake posted:We need more statues of Bill Clinton in the United States. Like those Ronald McDonald benches.
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# ? Feb 16, 2015 22:13 |
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The Republicans would be willing to build those so long as his underwear with little hearts on them are showing.
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# ? Feb 16, 2015 22:14 |
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quote:"We named him Muhammed Obama Muslim," This the greatest thing I have read this year. Give the Kurds their own state and give them nukes.
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# ? Feb 16, 2015 22:23 |
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Who speaks at a Bernie Sanders-as-candidate DNC?
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De Nomolos posted:Who speaks at a Bernie Sanders-as-candidate DNC? Nobody, since everyone will be at Hilldog's New Democratic National Convention. The convention ain't about the candidate, its about the party. And I guaran-loving-tee you, Bernie Sanders can't take as much loving multinational and financial money to host the helluva party that Hilldog's gonna be throwing
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De Nomolos posted:Who speaks at a Bernie Sanders-as-candidate DNC? Amy Goodman Glenn Greenwald Dennis Kucinich a random Larouchite hanging out in the parking lot Vermin Supreme Chuck Mangione's gotten weird lately. Alec Bald Snatch fucked around with this message at 23:56 on Feb 16, 2015 |
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De Nomolos posted:Who speaks at a Bernie Sanders-as-candidate DNC? Slightly more serious question: is there any chance that Bernie gets a nominating speech at the convention? I would guess no, but there's a decent chance he's given a non-headlining speech slot as a consolation prize, with a pre-vetted speech.
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Joementum posted:Slightly more serious question: is there any chance that Bernie gets a nominating speech at the convention? Non-televised, of course. We can't have mountainman Sanders on TV, making the party look unprofessional
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The mountains of Brooklyn
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My Imaginary GF posted:Non-televised, of course. His odds would improve markedly if he were actually a Democrat.
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Deteriorata posted:His odds would improve markedly if he were actually a Democrat. He's toying with the idea of running for the Democratic nomination. There's a chance that he'll rally an anti-Clinton vote from the party's left / progressive wing, but I expect it to be a half-assed Kucinich-style laugh-track campaign. His supporters will be a tiny bloc and won't need to be placated at the Convention. Besides the big names (Bill, Barack) I'd anticipate a Warren speech, probably a smiling Southerner like Mark Warner, possibly Cory Booker, and someone like Ann Kirkpatrick who won a Red State election without running away from Obama.
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# ? Feb 17, 2015 00:59 |
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Personally, I look forward to Joe Biden's prime-time speech.
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GalacticAcid posted:Besides the big names (Bill, Barack) I'd anticipate a Warren speech, probably a smiling Southerner like Mark Warner, possibly Cory Booker, and someone like Ann Kirkpatrick who won a Red State election without running away from Obama.
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Any new up and comers we should look for at the convention?
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De Nomolos posted:Who speaks at a Bernie Sanders-as-candidate DNC? Marx and Lenin, once hell freezing over leads to their escape. Chavez will do standup.
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# ? Feb 17, 2015 01:56 |
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Thinking more about it, the only way H.W does a big speech (if he's well enough) is if the GOP polling shows them losing in the general by 5+ before the Convention. I would guess that he and the party don't see eye to eye on much anymore but given the whole raise taxes to pay for a war which looks much better the W. Might be important to win an election. So basically he's only speaking if the primary goes off the rails again
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SirKibbles posted:Any new up and comers we should look for at the convention? For the Democrats, a lot of those are going to be the not-yet-declared 2016 Senate candidates. Kamela Harris will get a spot. Most of the 2012 class winners spoke at the convention last time around. Tammy Duckworth, for example, who may very well be a Senate candidate in 2016 and may get a speaking slot either way because she's kind of the perfect speaker for the DNC. Hard to beat a woman-of-color, disabled veteran, member of Congress when you're putting your speaking lineup together. I would also look out for Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), who was endorsed by May Day PAC and the PCCC and was one of the very few progressive Democratic victories of 2014.
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I don't think being endorsed by May Day PAC is necessarily a positive, Joe.
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VanSandman posted:I don't think being endorsed by May Day PAC is necessarily a positive, Joe. Maybe he means in spite of that endorsement.
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VanSandman posted:I don't think being endorsed by May Day PAC is necessarily a positive, Joe. I agree! I just point that out to signify that he won in spite of their disaster in every other race they entered. He's one of the very, very few interesting Democratic victories from last year. He even beat Cesar Chavez!
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# ? Feb 17, 2015 02:40 |
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I'm not sure that he'll make an appearance at the Convention, but I would expect to see Seth Moulton achieve some prominence in the national party sooner rather than later ~ he's a freshman Democratic Rep from Massachusetts. Liberal congressmen from Massachusetts are probably not high on the wishlist for the DNC right now, but he's a handsome young man and graduated from Harvard before fighting in Iraq in the Marine Corps. So...probably a future failed Presidential candidate-turned-Secretary of State.
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There'll have to be someone hispanic, the question is if you want to go hard on immigration or not. If not then one of the Castros, if so then there's probably a ton of choices. Unlike Joe I don't think that Kamala Harris will get too much time. Certainly not a headliner.
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# ? Feb 17, 2015 04:01 |
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What are the odds Cuomo gets a speaking spot?
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Meg From Family Guy posted:What are the odds Cuomo gets a speaking spot? Is there anyone in the party that likes him?
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