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Voyager I posted:Okay, but really, how the gently caress does Rand's campaign team keep letting him go outside with that haircut? What that hair what the gently caress else are you going to do with it, that poo poo's like dry macaroni glued to his skull (which is a toy telephone) so the alternative is going full Lex Luthor.
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site posted:Is it normal for attack ads to start this early. I mean, I get that the Republican party is eating itself and all, but these had to have been ready to go before Rand ever announced and it's so goddamn early in the season it just seems absurd to launch them. Any Republicans who have ties to the military or its contractors would probably rather Hillary win the election than Rand
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Apr 10, 2015 04:09
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site posted:Is it normal for attack ads to start this early. I mean, I get that the Republican party is eating itself and all, but these had to have been ready to go before Rand ever announced and it's so goddamn early in the season it just seems absurd to launch them. I wonder if mega pro-Israel hawk sugar daddies like Sheldon Adelson have a special interest in making sure the Rand candidacy is smothered in the crib (although he seems to be doing a drat good job all by himself). If Rand got traction, and won the nomination, Hillary or any Democrat would be free to move towards the left on defense/Israel and the Adelson/neocon viewpoint wouldn't be represented by either party, or at least not nearly to the degree they'd want.
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Apr 10, 2015 04:20
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TARDISman posted:Y'know, I just watched W. on Netflix and I swear, they could cast Josh Brolin for Rick Perry just as easily. Thanks for this post. I didn't know W. was on Netflix. Watching it now and man did they do a good job with casting.
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Apr 10, 2015 04:23
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sullat posted:Wasn't Citizens United the result of Hillary suing to stop a similar type of attak ad? Also, wasn't the original name of the organization Citizens United Not Timid or am I mixing up a real political organization with an unbelievably petulant one?
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Apr 10, 2015 04:36
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Neeksy posted:Hillary has a time limit to legally declare, I think, since she has already rented office space in Brooklyn for the express purpose of HQing her campaign. IIRC the 14-day time period would run out beginning of next week?? Technically, but it's not like she's slapping together an announcement this weekend because someone just figured that out. She didn't need to sign that lease that day. Hillary is declaring now so she can't balance the number of "is she declaring too soon" navel gazing process pieces with the "did she declare to early" navel gazing process pieces. She's been running for years, and as a full time job for at least the last 6 months.
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Zwabu posted:I wonder if mega pro-Israel hawk sugar daddies like Sheldon Adelson have a special interest in making sure the Rand candidacy is smothered in the crib (although he seems to be doing a drat good job all by himself). As if any Republican nominee wouldn't take on all the same bullshit Republican positions, regardless of how they present themselves in the campaign. Rand Paul can say what he likes, if he actually got the nomination he'd enact the same Neocon foreign policy agenda as any of the rest of them and probably hire the same people to do it. Besides, Hillary isn't really looking for an opening to take Israel to task the way Obama has been. If the Republican nominee appeared "weak" on that issue she'd swoop in and try to capture the hawks for the Democrats.
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Zwabu posted:If Rand got traction, and won the nomination, Hillary or any Democrat would be free to move towards the left on defense/Israel and the Adelson/neocon viewpoint wouldn't be represented by either party, or at least not nearly to the degree they'd want. Mid-east hawkishness is integral to the GoP platform at this point. They need xenophobia to mobilize their voters, and this requires violent foreign entanglements.
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Speaking of, CNN has a great article about the foreign policy and military platforms and experience of likely 2016 Republican candidates. http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/09/politics/republicans-foreign-policy-hawks-election-2016/index.html I forgot that Rick Perry was an Air Force captain. Him and Lindsay Graham are the only veterans in the running, and Lindsay was an Air Force Lawyer, the most privileged white guy military position possible. Expect lots of National Guard deployment citations from governors.
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Bloody hell how is the process just to pick who is going to contest the presidential election so convoluted  e: and so long!
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simmyb posted:Bloody hell how is the process just to pick who is going to contest the presidential election so convoluted greetings
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Apr 10, 2015 11:23
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it didn't used to be this way, but it was arguably worse. i like to think that presidential primaries were the progenitor of reality tv. digest that however you want.
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Apr 10, 2015 11:24
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Zwabu posted:Hillary or any Democrat would be free to move towards the left If you want Hillary to move left on an issue, your easiest move is probably to personally convince 70%-80% of all Americans to 'Agree' or 'Strongly Agree' on polls regarding the issue for the next several years, and then wait a few more years until her position "evolves".
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Hillary's announcement is going to come on Sunday, will be a pre-recorded video, no rally. She'll then head to Iowa and New Hampshire for some more "personal" town hall events.
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Apr 10, 2015 14:05
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sweet looks like the number crunchers figured the divan youtube announcement in 2007 paid off
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wow just watched that for the first time since it came out and 
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Joementum posted:Hillary's announcement is going to come on Sunday, will be a pre-recorded video, no rally. She'll then head to Iowa and New Hampshire for some more "personal" town hall events. WaPo article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/04/10/hillary-clinton-to-announce-plans-to-run-for-president-on-sunday/
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Apr 10, 2015 15:32
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Will there be a follow up surprise announcement of the sun's plans to rise again tomorrow morning?
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Apr 10, 2015 15:34
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coffee syrup ushered forth the existence of narragansett autocrat coffee milk stout so haters to the left
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So who else got in on this when the market was still split? https://www.predictit.org/Home/SingleOption?contractId=673#sthash.XaCpfAPV.myACUg71.dpbs
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In the not-unlikely scenario where Hillary wins, it's always going to be a little funny that Obama was just an eight-year delay. Like, there's some not-too-alternate universe where Hillary squeaked the nomination in '08 and they just did their presidencies in reverse order. I guess we haven't seen what a Hillary presidency will really mean yet but I'm not sure how much would even be different. I guess as a question about Presidential politics in general, what sort of post-presidential career might we see out of Obama? He's still pretty young in politician terms, even if his eight years have aged him for twice that number. Is there precedent for ex-presidents returning to the Senate or taking on some other career? He has a law background, it'd be funny if he went the Taft route and got appointed to the Supreme Court.
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Dolash posted:I guess as a question about Presidential politics in general, what sort of post-presidential career might we see out of Obama? He's still pretty young in politician terms, even if his eight years have aged him for twice that number. Is there precedent for ex-presidents returning to the Senate or taking on some other career? only john quincy Adams has ever returned to the legislature after his presidency, iirc. though I hear illinois will need a strong democratic gubernatorial candidate in 2018 
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Dolash posted:I guess as a question about Presidential politics in general, what sort of post-presidential career might we see out of Obama? He's still pretty young in politician terms, even if his eight years have aged him for twice that number. Is there precedent for ex-presidents returning to the Senate or taking on some other career? He bought the house from Magnum P.I. in Hawaii recently and yesterday said he's going to "do a lot of island hopping" after he leaves office when asked if he'd visit the Turks & Caicos, so look for an extended vacation for a few years, probably followed by some foundation work. As far as running for office again, the precedent there is... not good. John Quincy Adams was elected to the House and served there until his death. He died in what is now the women's bathroom for House members in the Capitol. Andrew Johnson won a Senate seat in 1874 after being impeached in 1867. And John Tyler won a seat in the Confederate House of Representatives in 1861.
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Someone remind me, who's the FEC form 2 filer that listed their running mate as God? I forgot to bookmark it last time it came up. :/
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Ben Carson with a piping hot take in WaPo today.quote:Selfies Good millennial outreach.
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Boxman posted:Someone remind me, who's the FEC form 2 filer that listed their running mate as God? I forgot to bookmark it last time it came up. :/ Andre Ventura
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Never change, Drudge.  
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Apr 10, 2015 16:47
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I went to http://www.cafepress.com/draftbiden2016 and I'm really disappointed they don't have a beer koozie. My 2012 "Cheers Champ" Biden koozie is the best.
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Joementum posted:Never change, Drudge. Hahahaha holy poo poo he's not even trying anymore. Once again The Onion proves to be more than prescient.
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Pinterest Mom posted:Ben Carson with a piping hot take in WaPo today. Which millennium? If you lower your tech standards the first selfie was a pool of water and a stick and the ground. RIP Narcissus.
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Joementum posted:Never change, Drudge. I wonder if sexism or ageism will be more prominent in attacks on Hillary. Already I've seen jokes around sating: Obama  :Hillary:KnittingI guess they'll keep them together. Potent combo. William Bear fucked around with this message at 17:29 on Apr 10, 2015 |
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There'll definitely be some combo granny-slams, although Hillary seems to put a lot of effort into not projecting a "little old lady" vibe (impressive at 67). The GOP put up with a bit of ageist rhetoric what with McCain's run but sexism will be the fresh new thing to spice up right wing hysteria after eight years of racism. I wonder if sexism will be even more damaging, since it directly offends an even larger pool of voters - not that racism doesn't offend everyone, just that there are plenty of apolitical or right-wing women who will sit up and take notice if a campaign is directly dismissive of them. Just in general terms it'll be interesting to see what the potential for being the first female President will do to the demographic makeup of Hillary's supporters.
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PupsOfWar posted:only john quincy Adams has ever returned to the legislature after his presidency, iirc. Wanna see MIGF have a coronary when Obama beats Rauner for reelection, no lie. And he'll only be what? 57 when 2018 rolls around? The vast majority of Presidents got INTO office at that age. Of course, that would pale in comparison to having someone like Ginsburg retire...and Hillary appointing Obama to replace her. Fritz Coldcockin fucked around with this message at 17:46 on Apr 10, 2015 |
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SedanChair posted:Menopause jokes, that'll turn the tables on her. They're banking on a single instance of FEMALE RAGE to completely turn the electorate off her.
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Alter Ego posted:Of course, that would pale in comparison to having someone like Ginsburg retire...and Hillary appointing Obama to replace her. Confirmation hearing to end all confirmation hearings. They should propose Obama just as a goof so we can see it go down. I'm reminded in the early 00's that Bill Clinton suggested maybe the two term limit for Presidents meant just two consecutive terms. That's not how it works, but it'd be pretty hilarious if in 2024 Hillary handed the Presidency back to Obama.
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http://wonkette.com/582295/you-wont-be-laughing-when-god-makes-koran-burning-preacherman-president-muslims You may have thought that Vermin Supreme was a ridiculous candidate, but that was yesterday. quote:Koran-burning anti-Obama pastor Terry Jones is to run for the US presidency as a fringe candidate for the second time. Jones, who heads the group Stand Up America Now, was a self-declared independent in the 2012 election and is also listed as a candidate for 2016. The Politico website has him down as a fringe “front-runner” for the campaign’s most controversial candidate.
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Guess what site is still around and still has active users? http://www.hillaryis44.org/ They appear very excited for the upcoming election. And in case you're wondering, yes, they are still using Freep-style nicknames for Obama: quote:Obola’s “You can keep your doctor” Iran Deal.
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