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Northjayhawk posted:That headline is sort of correct in spirit if not by rule, which is surprising given that Drudge is usually misleading. that might be the most retarded way of electing a person i have ever heard of, and in fact i'm just gonna go ahead and say it is the most retarded
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Welcome to American presidential elections! Gonna be real funny watching the convention burn.
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Apr 11, 2016 04:01
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Someone has to be paying Kasich to stay in at this point. There's no way he can possibly win, even with his idiot plan of splitting the vote just enough but not too much to ensure a brokered convention. Even if the rioting Ted Cruz and Donald Trump delegates somehow allowed the RNC to repeal the requirement that the nominee have won 8 primary contests, why in the gently caress would the convention then turn to Kasich? At that point they could nominate anyone else, up to and including the desiccated corpse of Reagan. There aren't enough seat belts to buckle for the insane acceleration needed for Team Kasich to pull that poo poo off.
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Apr 11, 2016 04:02
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mandatory lesbian posted:that might be the most retarded way of electing a person i have ever heard of, and in fact i'm just gonna go ahead and say it is the most retarded It makes sense if you view it through the lens of representative democracy. Voting on the nominee for the general isn't the only thing delegates do at the convention. There's lots of other less flashy, but nonetheless important, stuff they do. So the delegates in that system are chosen in a similar manner to how representatives being sent to congress are chosen. The way you find out who Joe, Frank, or Ann in this example are likely to vote on all these issues is by them telling you in some fashion after they throw their hat in the ring for becoming a delegate. As stuff has shifted to more direct democracy it does feel a little bit like a relic, but it makes a lot of sense when you view it through a historical lens.
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Apr 11, 2016 04:05
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Gyges posted:Someone has to be paying Kasich to stay in at this point.
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Apr 11, 2016 04:29
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I suppose Kasich could be angling for VP at this point.
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Apr 11, 2016 05:22
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Gyges posted:Someone has to be paying Kasich to stay in at this point. There's no way he can possibly win, even with his idiot plan of splitting the vote just enough but not too much to ensure a brokered convention. Even if the rioting Ted Cruz and Donald Trump delegates somehow allowed the RNC to repeal the requirement that the nominee have won 8 primary contests, why in the gently caress would the convention then turn to Kasich? At that point they could nominate anyone else, up to and including the desiccated corpse of Reagan. There aren't enough seat belts to buckle for the insane acceleration needed for Team Kasich to pull that poo poo off. What if he mobilizes the Ohio NG in response to rioting due to a ratfucking of Trump. He then uses those troops to "persuade" the GOP at gunpoint or implied gunpoint to hand the nomination to the only candidate who can beat hillary in November™
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Apr 11, 2016 05:31
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The only 'rioting' at the convention will be if either the protestors at the RNC or the Cleveland police get a little out of control. Even if Trump gets ratfucked.
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Apr 11, 2016 05:34
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A friend of mine who has gone kind of off the deep end for Bernie is convinced Clinton is about to be indicted for the email thing. Normally I would assume something like that is crazy but this particular friend at least used to be pretty sensible. Is Hillary going to be indicted? This is the link he sent me in support.
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Apr 11, 2016 05:36
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Peven Stan posted:What if he mobilizes the Ohio NG in response to rioting due to a ratfucking of Trump. He then uses those troops to "persuade" the GOP at gunpoint or implied gunpoint to hand the nomination to the only candidate who can beat hillary in November™ Then Obama drones them for attempted military coup.
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Apr 11, 2016 05:37
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DemeaninDemon posted:Then Obama drones them for attempted military coup. Shoot, that's quite restrained for him. We're well past enough probable cause* for an Obama Drone Strike to be called. * Which is very little, or if there's a wedding involved, none at all.
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Apr 11, 2016 05:42
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Ogmius815 posted:A friend of mine who has gone kind of off the deep end for Bernie is convinced Clinton is about to be indicted for the email thing. Normally I would assume something like that is crazy but this particular friend at least used to be pretty sensible. Is Hillary going to be indicted? Ooh, wordpress site. I would be worried with thats sort of backing. Any day now....
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Apr 11, 2016 05:49
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I get all of my news from informedvote2016 dot Wordpress dot com 
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Ogmius815 posted:A friend of mine who has gone kind of off the deep end for Bernie is convinced Clinton is about to be indicted for the email thing. Normally I would assume something like that is crazy but this particular friend at least used to be pretty sensible. Is Hillary going to be indicted? Crtl-F - Benghazi. 58 results. Yeah, I think I'll remain unconcerned.
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Apr 11, 2016 05:54
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Ogmius815 posted:A friend of mine who has gone kind of off the deep end for Bernie is convinced Clinton is about to be indicted for the email thing. Normally I would assume something like that is crazy but this particular friend at least used to be pretty sensible. Is Hillary going to be indicted? No, Hillary is not going to be indicted. If she was, they would have done it long ago back when it wouldn't destroy the campaign of the probable Democratic nominee. Which is ignoring the fact that she hasn't actually done anything illegal, even if it was dumb as poo poo and shady.
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Apr 11, 2016 05:55
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Ogmius815 posted:A friend of mine who has gone kind of off the deep end for Bernie is convinced Clinton is about to be indicted for the email thing. Normally I would assume something like that is crazy but this particular friend at least used to be pretty sensible. Is Hillary going to be indicted? Almost certainly not.
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Apr 11, 2016 05:59
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TildeATH posted:Shoot, that's quite restrained for him. We're well past enough probable cause* for an Obama Drone Strike to be called. For an in-depth and judicious review of the drone program under Obama, Thomas Nagel's essay in the London Review is a good place to start.  Drones are pretty good at what they do.
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Apr 11, 2016 06:00
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Ogmius815 posted:A friend of mine who has gone kind of off the deep end for Bernie is convinced Clinton is about to be indicted for the email thing. Normally I would assume something like that is crazy but this particular friend at least used to be pretty sensible. Is Hillary going to be indicted? About The Author: quote:My name is Chetan Hebbale (CHAY-THIN, HUH-BALL-EH). I got a good kick out of making that pronunciation guide.
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Apr 11, 2016 07:14
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It has transpired that Obama has apparently already seen an advance copy of the entire next season of Game of Thrones. Finally grounds for impeachment?
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Apr 11, 2016 09:02
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meristem posted:It has transpired that Obama has apparently already seen an advance copy of the entire next season of Game of Thrones. Finally grounds for impeachment? "Vote on my scotus nominee or else I'm spoiling it."
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Apr 11, 2016 09:07
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meristem posted:It has transpired that Obama has apparently already seen an advance copy of the entire next season of Game of Thrones. Finally grounds for impeachment? What The gently caress.
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Apr 11, 2016 09:10
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What's HBO gonna do, say no?
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Apr 11, 2016 09:16
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meristem posted:It has transpired that Obama has apparently already seen an advance copy of the entire next season of Game of Thrones. Finally grounds for impeachment? The ultimate leverage. "Confirm my SCOTUS pick or I'll spoil the season finale."
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Apr 11, 2016 09:22
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respect obama less, got is bad tv
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Apr 11, 2016 09:56
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Ogmius815 posted:A friend of mine who has gone kind of off the deep end for Bernie is convinced Clinton is about to be indicted for the email thing. Normally I would assume something like that is crazy but this particular friend at least used to be pretty sensible. Is Hillary going to be indicted? I stopped reading after the first sentence. Kitfox88 posted:respect obama less, got is bad tv Well, that's just like, your opinion man.
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Apr 11, 2016 14:11
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Citizen's United guy on morning edition. I have never wanted to punch someone on the radio quite so bad before.
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Apr 11, 2016 14:19
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Ogmius815 posted:A friend of mine who has gone kind of off the deep end for Bernie is convinced Clinton is about to be indicted for the email thing. Normally I would assume something like that is crazy but this particular friend at least used to be pretty sensible. Is Hillary going to be indicted? You lied about your friend being sensible.
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Apr 11, 2016 14:24
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Man, I'm an awfully cynical person. I'm halfway through a Wapo article about Kerry visiting Hiroshima and all I can think about are all of the hot takes to expect in the comment section, Fox, and freep. Ughhhhhh
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Apr 11, 2016 14:24
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I turned off the radio when he came on. I'm too sick on Monday morning to listen to that. But my alternative was ten minutes is local sports guy talking about a 22 year old losing the Masters.
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Apr 11, 2016 14:24
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:I turned off the radio when he came on. I'm too sick on Monday morning to listen to that. But my alternative was ten minutes is local sports guy talking about a 22 year old losing the Masters. I don't follow golf, at all, but I did happen to catch that collapse live. It was kind of impressive. Both in the sense that a 22 year old nearly won back-to-back Masters and in holy poo poo the guy leading for 7 straight days just imploded.
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Apr 11, 2016 14:47
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gradenko_2000 posted:It's a change of pace for Ted Cruz to be the one dunking on someone's inability to understand arcane rulesmanship considering how bad it happened to him under Harry Reid.
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Apr 11, 2016 14:57
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Can anybody recommend any research about complexity in the American electoral system and its relationship to voter suppression, esp. post WWII? That Colorado story is pretty ridiculous.
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Apr 11, 2016 15:01
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menino posted:Can anybody recommend any research about complexity in the American electoral system and its relationship to voter suppression, esp. post WWII? Well, that's not really a helpful thing - the modern primary system has only really existed since the 1950s, so it's ALL post-WWII. And the prior system was a hell of a lot less open. Or involving voters.
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Apr 11, 2016 15:27
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Gyges posted:No, Hillary is not going to be indicted. If she was, they would have done it long ago back when it wouldn't destroy the campaign of the probable Democratic nominee. Which is ignoring the fact that she hasn't actually done anything illegal, even if it was dumb as poo poo and shady. This will not stop the republicans from using this as reasons not to do anything once she's in office, and to keep pushing impeachment for her entire term. Also, I've personally seen people in the government lose their careers over less egregious misuse of classified info. Ignorance is not a defense.
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Apr 11, 2016 15:50
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Phone posted:blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Kerry visiting Hiroshima blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah hot takes blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.
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Apr 11, 2016 15:56
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Oracle posted:Well, experience is the best teacher. There's an old saying in Alberta — I know it's in Texas, probably in Alberta — that says, dunk on me once, shame on — shame on you. Dunk on me — you can't get dunked on again.
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Tempest_56 posted:Well, that's not really a helpful thing - the modern primary system has only really existed since the 1950s, so it's ALL post-WWII. And the prior system was a hell of a lot less open. Or involving voters. The modern primary system dates from 1972.
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Apr 11, 2016 15:58
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Solfrann posted:This will not stop the republicans from using this as reasons not to do anything once she's in office, and to keep pushing impeachment for her entire term. oh, if only it weren't for the emails, the GOP wouldn't pointlessly call to impeach hillary for her entire 8 years as president. they'll sit down and be quiet and work polite yet effective bipartisan opposition, for the good of the country. darn those pesky emails to heck
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Apr 11, 2016 15:59
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Solfrann posted:This will not stop the republicans from using this as reasons not to do anything once she's in office, and to keep pushing impeachment for her entire term. You've got no idea what you're talking about. Ignorance absolutely is a defense, and it's extremely rare anyone gets indicted over this kind of thing (absent an aggravating factor like "lied to FBI" or "had suspicious ties to foreign country.") http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/hillary-clinton-prosecution-past-cases-221744
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Phone posted:Man, I'm an awfully cynical person. I'm halfway through a Wapo article about Kerry visiting Hiroshima and all I can think about are all of the hot takes to expect in the comment section, Fox, and freep. Did you know it's the anniversary of the Bataan death march?
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