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Ogmius815 posted:This is nearly twelve hours old. Don't post tweets that old in this thread unless they are super obscure. This tweet has probably been posted 20 times today. Some of us have actual jobs and can't sit around and read this thread for 10+ hours a day, that's the first time I saw that tweet
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Posting from work crew  dont tell my boss
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litany of gulps posted:Looks like he's east Texas, which is known primarily for being policed by literal highwaymen that prey on minorities. It's not really the cowboy part of Texas, there are no major cities out there, and it's basically an extension of the South and all of the baggage that comes with that. Think Confederate flag waving racists. East Texas? I almost forgot about this fine [R somehow] fellow. I googled 'anime texas rep' and yessir, first result. He loves his anime titties. LOOOOVES THEM.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-troops-idUSKBN19431H?il=0 Headline reads: quote:Trump gives U.S. military authority to set Afghan troop levels: U.S. official I'm sure this will definitely work and the Taliban will just vanish!
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Jun 14, 2017 00:53
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Fulchrum posted:Exactly how big was the size of the Labour "victory" compared to the size of Macrons victory in France? Also, why does only one of these two things require quotation marks to be called a victory? I didn't put quotes on there. Labour got the youth out massively, and flipped seats that have been conservative for 180 years. They went from a election that was supposed to end them to massive gains and a hung parliament running on a far left, even for the UK, manifesto. I also didn't say to ignore anything. It sounds like you really want to go have an argument in the Euro thread or something against a bunch of opinions you want me to have.
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Jun 14, 2017 00:54
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Fulchrum posted:Exactly how big was the size of the Labour "victory" compared to the size of Macrons victory in France? Also, why does only one of these two things require quotation marks to be called a victory? It is a "victory" in quotes because while Labor didn't outright win they gained so many seats the Tories had to form an alliance with literal terrorists to maintain their majority in Parliament
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Jun 14, 2017 00:55
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Looks like the Russia sanctions bill (increase sanctions and remove Trump's ability to lift them) is going to have a veto-proof majority, at least in the Senate. http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/13/trump-iran-congress-senate-239521
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Jun 14, 2017 00:55
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Ogmius815 posted:This is nearly twelve hours old. Don't post tweets that old in this thread unless they are super obscure. This tweet has probably been posted 20 times today. Reposts are so much better than, "hey guys why all the posts, what happened while I *insert activity here*"
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Jun 14, 2017 00:55
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KickerOfMice posted:East Texas? I almost forgot about this fine [R somehow] fellow. He's Travis county, which is Austin and some rich people/aging hippies living on Lake Travis. He was elected to a local Republican party thing. That area is actually probably the most progressive in the state.
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Jun 14, 2017 00:56
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Whoa guys, I just woke up, took a poo poo, ate breakfast, showered, went to work, came home, made dinner, cracked open a beer, and there are 3000 new posts. What happened?
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Jun 14, 2017 00:57
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Rigel posted:Looks like the Russia sanctions bill (increase sanctions and remove Trump's ability to lift them) is going to have a veto-proof majority, at least in the Senate. How will Putin punish Trump for this insolence.
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Jun 14, 2017 00:58
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Rigel posted:lol, poo poo. So its not just merely Texas, but the worst, most vile part of Texas. Who do you think votes there?
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Koyaanisgoatse posted:Whoa guys, I just woke up, took a poo poo, ate breakfast, showered, went to work, came home, made dinner, cracked open a beer, and there are 3000 new posts. What happened? We all died!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Koyaanisgoatse posted:Whoa guys, I just woke up, took a poo poo, ate breakfast, showered, went to work, came home, made dinner, cracked open a beer, and there are 3000 new posts. What happened? Sorry, I was too busy with work to come up with a witty response to this, so, um... Here have a burger 
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Rigel posted:Looks like the Russia sanctions bill (increase sanctions and remove Trump's ability to lift them) is going to have a veto-proof majority, at least in the Senate. What sanctions are they putting on Iran? Will this gently caress up the nuclear deal?
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litany of gulps posted:He's Travis county, which is Austin and some rich people/aging hippies living on Lake Travis. He was elected to a local Republican party thing. That area is actually probably the most progressive in the state. I thought that blockhead was from east Texas. Keep Austin weird, but not that weird. e: haha from the politoon thread 
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Jun 14, 2017 01:00
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Rigel posted:Looks like the Russia sanctions bill (increase sanctions and remove Trump's ability to lift them) is going to have a veto-proof majority, at least in the Senate. Whew golly gee whiz glad we've figured out the Russian mess ok no more investigation. - Republicans probably. Go vote you fuckers.
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Jun 14, 2017 01:00
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Jaxyon posted:I didn't put quotes on there. Labour got the youth out massively, and flipped seats that have been conservative for 180 years. They went from a election that was supposed to end them to massive gains and a hung parliament running on a far left, even for the UK, manifesto. Also, the parliament is going to be run by the Tories and the bottom feeding crazies. Where are you getting it being run by a far left manifesto? Filthy Hans posted:It is a "victory" in quotes because while Labor didn't outright win they gained so many seats the Tories had to form an alliance with literal terrorists to maintain their majority in Parliament The GOP also had to do that over the last 9 years and we don't consider that any kind of victory for Dems.
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Jun 14, 2017 01:01
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Ralepozozaxe posted:How will Putin punish Trump for this insolence. Idunno but it's going to be exciting I hope! XD
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ReidRansom posted:Idunno but it's going to be exciting I hope! XD Maybe it'll even be... Golden.
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litany of gulps posted:He's Travis county, which is Austin and some rich people/aging hippies living on Lake Travis. He was elected to a local Republican party thing. That area is actually probably the most progressive in the state. He also got removed because he tried to run for President against Trump. Can't be a local party chair and run for President. Though at that point the local party was trying anything they could to remove him. Morrow is quite the character and only won, because James Dickey (the previous and current chair) wouldn't support Trump early on. We also have an open primary, so there may have been a few trolls voting for the unhinged, anime titty lover as well.
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Jun 14, 2017 01:02
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Fulchrum posted:The GOP also had to do that over the last 9 years and we don't consider that any kind of victory for Dems. The vast majority of British people, if they've heard of the DUP, hate them though, and they're legit a distinct party from the Tories. That's a big difference. I've learned from posting in the UK thread that there aren't as many 1:1 comparisons between their politics and American as a lot of people imply. Lightning Lord fucked around with this message at 01:06 on Jun 14, 2017 |
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Mustached Demon posted:Maybe it'll even be... Golden. 
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Mustached Demon posted:Maybe it'll even be... Golden. "You will make me a second tape, this time with #2."
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Sephyr posted:As a foreigner, I have to ask: Is anyone here from Louie Gohmert's district or knows it well? What kind of place elects and re-elects someone so consistently dumb and vile? 2004: George W. Bush for President. 2006: Kay Bailey Hutchinson for Senate and Rick Perry for Governor. 2008: John McCain for President and John Cornyn for Senate. 2010: Rick Perry for Governor. 2012: Mitt Romney for President, Ted Cruz for Senate, and Rick Perry for Governor. 2014: John Cornyn for Senate and Greg Abbott for Governor. 2016: Donald Trump for President. Unless he somehow pisses off the party elites back home, he's got a spot there for as long as he wants it.
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Jun 14, 2017 01:07
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This emote makes even more sense if you think it's him watching two hookers piss on each other.
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Fulchrum posted:You still can't describe getting less seats than the opposition as a victory without the sort of qualifications that necessitate using quotation marks. It's a victory because they went from losing seats to gaining a bunch. If your definition is control of parliament, they sure didn't get that. But are in a good position to next election. They ran on a far left manifesto to make those gains. Not a centrist one.
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Azathoth posted:In places like this, winning is pretty much about keeping a firm grip on the local party machinery to prevent yourself from being taken out by a primary challenger from within your own party. Because of the six year terms for senators and the four year terms for the governor, with the gubernatorial elections happening in midterm years, he never has to run as the top person on the ticket, there is always either a state-wide or national race on which they can piggyback. For reference, here is who else was on the ticket while he's been running: Also stats for his district: Population: 715,761 Median income: $41,834 Ethnicity 60.4% White 18.0% Black 1.1% Asian 17.1% Hispanic 0.23% Native American 3.19% other
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Jun 14, 2017 01:14
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Azathoth posted:Unless he somehow pisses off the party elites back home, he's got a spot there for as long as he wants it. See, as a fellow lazy person, there's a simpleness to this that I kind of respect. I would love a job where I could drop any pretense of knowing what I'm talking about, and just be a literal retard forever. Where can I just slide into some district and be a progressive Louie Go-Mert?
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BRISTOL PALINS BABY posted:See, as a fellow lazy person, there's a simpleness to this that I kind of respect. I would love a job where I could drop any pretense of knowing what I'm talking about, and just be a literal retard forever. Where can I just slide into some district and be a progressive Louie Go-Mert? Check out district maps of various purple states and find the goofiest looking one.
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Does this remind anyone else of a demented relative who inappropriately curses out the family pet or a small child.
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Jun 14, 2017 01:17
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BRISTOL PALINS BABY posted:See, as a fellow lazy person, there's a simpleness to this that I kind of respect. I would love a job where I could drop any pretense of knowing what I'm talking about, and just be a literal retard forever. Where can I just slide into some district and be a progressive Louie Go-Mert? It doesn't work on the left because it only works on evil and stupid people in evil and stupid places.
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Dmitri-9 posted:Does this remind anyone else of a demented relative who inappropriately curses out the family pet or a small child. not really because the bill is a mean son of a bitch
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https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/874779188301090816
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BRISTOL PALINS BABY posted:See, as a fellow lazy person, there's a simpleness to this that I kind of respect. I would love a job where I could drop any pretense of knowing what I'm talking about, and just be a literal retard forever. Where can I just slide into some district and be a progressive Louie Go-Mert? Yeah that's a spot on phonetic pronunciation. If I may paraphrase the venerable tv show 'parks and rec': "They tolerate slash ignore me, which for an American politician is pretty much the best we can get!" go-murt maybe?
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he has to work with those people for another 18/42 months! is he going to publicly support the senate version??? is he going to whip for it ?????
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Jun 14, 2017 01:24
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Only the most basic sense of pattern recognition could've ever told them Trump was untrustworthy! How could they be expected to have that?
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Jun 14, 2017 01:27
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Some of them might become Concerned. Maybe Deeply Concerned, even.
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Jun 14, 2017 01:27
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Did Trump really gently caress over Rs in congress that blatantly? Calling it poo poo publicly after convincing them to go vote for it?
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