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A Winner is Jew posted:Walker is what happens when you take the crookedness of Nixon, mix it with the policies of Reagan, give it the intellectual curiosity of W Bush, and then the full financial backing of the Koch brothers. So you're saying he's going to win.
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ZenVulgarity posted:Which is the least hateable Republican candidate that might win primaries Given: Set of Republicans that might win primaries = [JEB!] Given: Set of Least Hateable Republican candidates = [NULL] Answer: !ERROR DIVIDE BY 0
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Jul 13, 2015 21:10
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KillHour posted:So you're saying he's going to win. Luckily he also has the charisma of H W Bush. The thought of him winning though is outright terrifying and I would gladly take 4 years of literally anyone else in the field than 4 minutes of him as president.
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Jul 13, 2015 21:10
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Brannock posted:That's not even the whole of it either. God I hate Scott Walker so so so so loving much for what he's done to my state. As someone from Minnesota it's kinda great to watch Wisconsin implode while Minnesota has gone in the opposite direction, but also sad because Wisconsin is a nice place and people from there are good people (excluding during football season).
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Jul 13, 2015 21:11
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KillHour posted:So you're saying he's going to win. It's not the most likely scenario, but 'Jeb flames out, Walker takes the nomination, there's an economic downturn, record low turnout, President-Elect Walker' isn't that unlikely a sequence of events.
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Jul 13, 2015 21:11
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ZenVulgarity posted:Which is the least hateable Republican candidate that might win primaries Trump 2016!!!
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Jul 13, 2015 21:12
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Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:Walker: God told me Reminder that there are thousands of elected officials and lawmakers in the United States that pretend to telepathically communicate with a ghost from another dimension before making important policy decisions. Many of these decisions have greatly effected our daily lives.
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Jul 13, 2015 21:12
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mcmagic posted:Trump 2016!!! The unironically correct answer. He's a big loudmouthed racist blowhard, bu his ideas on how to actually gently caress people are so pie in the sky they could never happen.
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Jul 13, 2015 21:16
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Thump! posted:The unironically correct answer. He's a big loudmouthed racist blowhard, bu his ideas on how to actually gently caress people are so pie in the sky they could never happen. "So bad it can't possibly come true" isn't exactly comforting.
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Jul 13, 2015 21:19
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Thump! posted:The unironically correct answer. He's a big loudmouthed racist blowhard, bu his ideas on how to actually gently caress people are so pie in the sky they could never happen. He's the most hateable, but simultaneously the most 
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Vox Nihili posted:"So bad it can't possibly come true" isn't exactly comforting. If it's comfort you're looking for, I don't think American presidential politics is for you
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a shameful boehner posted:If it's comfort you're looking for, I don't think American presidential politics is for you Unless it's southern comfort...
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a shameful boehner posted:If it's comfort you're looking for, I don't think American presidential politics is for you I'm here for the blood.
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Jul 13, 2015 21:22
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I'm curious which Republican candidates are most likely to start another huge, horrific war in the Middle East, probably invading Iran. In terms of misery and body-count that seems like the one most damaging thing that the next President could do, and while the Republican party in general falls on the side of "more wars, please" there's a definite difference in terms of how interested they are in pursing them. A Bush win has to be the highest danger of completing what the Neocons started, if only because they might see it as their last shot before a new political generation with different priorities takes over.
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Jul 13, 2015 21:23
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Dolash posted:I'm curious which Republican candidates are most likely to start another huge, horrific war in the Middle East, probably invading Iran. In terms of misery and body-count that seems like the one most damaging thing that the next President could do, and while the Republican party in general falls on the side of "more wars, please" there's a definite difference in terms of how interested they are in pursing them. A Bush win has to be the highest danger of completing what the Neocons started, if only because they might see it as their last shot before a new political generation with different priorities takes over. Bush because of his advising team.
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Jul 13, 2015 21:25
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Vox Nihili posted:"So bad it can't possibly come true" isn't exactly comforting. Trump would be like some guy battering you with a stick and noisily stealing your wallet, Walker presidency would be you waking up in a bathtub filled with ice with half of your organs missing and somehow a bill for the surgery performed to remove them. Just a vague feeling, nothing to back this up
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Jul 13, 2015 21:25
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computer parts posted:Bush because of his advising team. Any republican president will have the same group of war criminals running their foreign policy. Don't kid yourself.
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Jul 13, 2015 21:26
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Monkey Fracas posted:Trump would be like some guy battering you with a stick and noisily stealing your wallet, Walker presidency would be you waking up in a bathtub filled with ice with half of your organs missing and somehow a bill for the surgery performed to remove them. Walker wouldn't leave a bill, too transparent from what I hear about Wisconsin.
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Jul 13, 2015 21:27
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Dolash posted:I'm curious which Republican candidates are most likely to start another huge, horrific war in the Middle East, probably invading Iran. In terms of misery and body-count that seems like the one most damaging thing that the next President could do, and while the Republican party in general falls on the side of "more wars, please" there's a definite difference in terms of how interested they are in pursing them. A Bush win has to be the highest danger of completing what the Neocons started, if only because they might see it as their last shot before a new political generation with different priorities takes over. All of the republicans with even an outside chance of winning the primary are huge hawks. Rand and (apparently?) Trump aren't, but they're practically a sideshow.
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oh my god Tom Tancredo to Donald Trump: Tone it down quote:When asked whether he supports Trump’s stance on immigration, though, Tancredo responded, “God, yes."
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Jul 13, 2015 21:35
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mcmagic posted:Any republican president will have the same group of war criminals running their foreign policy. Don't kid yourself. I wonder how many US citizens they'll drone strike via executive kill list?
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Jul 13, 2015 21:35
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TheDisreputableDog posted:I wonder how many US citizens they'll drone strike via executive kill list? If it's Rand none.  Unless they're black
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Jul 13, 2015 21:36
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I hate to distract from the Trump-based hilarity, but The Onion has put together a short profile of Scott Walker.quote:Wisconsin governor Scott Walker formally announced Monday that he will run for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election, bringing one of the frontrunners in early polls officially into the race. Here are some key facts to know about Walker:
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Jul 13, 2015 21:38
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TheDisreputableDog posted:I wonder how many US citizens they'll drone strike via executive kill list? That's a good point of comparison: for Republicans see Bush's wars, for Democrats see Obama's drone strikes. Neither is desirable, but the better choice is pretty clear. Vox Nihili fucked around with this message at 21:45 on Jul 13, 2015 |
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Jul 13, 2015 21:40
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Vox Nihili posted:That's a good point of comparison: for Republicans see Bush's wars, for Democrats see Obama's drone strikes. Neither are desirable, but the better choice is pretty clear. At least with the Bush wars we got a live kill cam feeds on CNN. Thanks Obama.
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Jul 13, 2015 21:42
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I want Jeb's first act as President to actually close Gitmo. Oh my god that would be so sweet.
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I don't think that Graham would wait for the echoes of the oath of office to die down before ordering a strike on Iran.
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TheDisreputableDog posted:I want Jeb's first act as President to actually close Gitmo. quote:Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) said Thursday that the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ought to remain open for the foreseeable future.
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TheDisreputableDog posted:I want Jeb's first act as President to actually close Gitmo. "My bro did 9/11. Peace"
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Vox Nihili posted:All of the republicans with even an outside chance of winning the primary are huge hawks. The military industrial complex needs money. (so they can make stuff like the Bradley and the F35)
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Jul 13, 2015 21:46
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The endorsement that clinched the nomination!
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Vox Nihili posted:That's a good point of comparison: for Republicans see Bush's wars, for Democrats see Obama's drone strikes. Neither is desirable, but the better choice is pretty clear. Bush also had drone strikes.
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So far as I know a lot of Republican candidates have voiced support for Guantanamo, and Bush in particular is exceptionally unlikely to go directly against what his brother did. As for Graham I suppose the only question is where he'd want to invade first.
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DaveWoo posted:... I believe we should stay the course," he added. Goddamnit that loving phrase. I forgot it existed and it reminds me just how awful the war in Iraq was.
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Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:Walker: God told me I see God is still in the 'trolling Republicans' business. Has he whispered in anyone else's ear this cycle yet?
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richardfun posted:I see God is still in the 'trolling Republicans' business. Has he whispered in anyone else's ear this cycle yet? He did something else to my ear, but I dont wanna talk about it 
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A Winner is Jew posted:At least with the Bush wars we got a live kill cam feeds on CNN.  CNN is terrible. Thump! posted:Goddamnit that loving phrase. I forgot it existed and it reminds me just how awful the war in Iraq was. Jeb's biggest weakness remains his brother breaking Iraq, and that's gonna dog him for his entire candidacy. fade5 fucked around with this message at 22:01 on Jul 13, 2015 |
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Vox Nihili posted:I would genuinely love to hear more about why Walker is worse. He strikes me as more of an empty suit than a deranged true believer, but then again I haven't had to be personally governed by him. The man got married on Reagan's birthday and celebrates his anniversary with his wife by eating all of Saint Ronnie's favourite dishes. He's a true believer. A Winner is Jew posted:Walker is what happens when you take the crookedness of Nixon, mix it with the policies of Reagan, give it the intellectual curiosity of W Bush, and then the full financial backing of the Koch brothers. You make it sound so much more terrible than me 
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