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TyroneGoldstein posted:I vaguely remember motocross being involved. I think it was Huntsman who had the guy riding the dirt bike through the desert. Edit so I don't double post: Mike Huckabee is on the Daily Show and he looks like he's packing on the weight again. skaboomizzy fucked around with this message at 05:15 on Nov 20, 2012 |
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Nonsense posted:Man celebrities changing their mind every four years. Deport all of Hollywood and save America! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGXb8OFLlRs This one was pretty good. It's bizarre to go back and watch these now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i66q1f3M3w
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skaboomizzy posted:I think it was Huntsman who had the guy riding the dirt bike through the desert. That interview was interesting to me because it seemed that Stewart was at his strongest trying to defend gay marriage and Huckabee was at his weakest. I'm not explaining that very well, but what I took away from it is that Huckabee's social policies are not just going out of style, but people are starting to have far less tolerance for that. I truly do not see a path to victory for Huckabee in the general election if he's basically using the same Romney/GOP economic plan with even worse social policy.
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skaboomizzy posted:I think it was Huntsman who had the guy riding the dirt bike through the desert. Is it failed candidate week over at Comedy Central or something? Gingrich was on Colbert a few days ago, can we get some more Huntsman next week and maybe a bit of Rick Perry?
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agarjogger posted:I can't think of another half-credible national guy that I would hit the streets for. If we see another financial disaster this term, and the conservatives' answer is for Caliph Santorum to take us back to the Roman Denarius and daughter-trading, Spitzer would have an excellent shot no matter what the hell our low-functioning autistic media says about anything. All the bullshit fake-moralizing is on the right, Democrats just want their officials to do a good job so they can leave things the hell alone between elections. Also he had the state police monitor his political enemies.
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SombreroAgnew posted:I couldn't care less who politicians want to put their dicks in, on, or around, but Spitzer didn't just gently caress some chick, he broke the law. Which sounds whiny and pedantic, but there it is. He was talking out of one side of his mouth, prosecuting prostitution cases as AG, and at the same time breaking those same laws. He thinks he gets to live life on another track than everyone else, where the rules don't apply to him. That shouldn't be presidential material. I'm not trying to defend what he did and it's hypocracy but you have to realize that the only reason it came to light is that guys like Ken Langone paid off shady republican operatives to ruin him because he was making their lives difficult on the street.
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mcmagic posted:I'm not trying to defend what he did and it's hypocracy but you have to realize that the only reason it came to light is that guys like Ken Langone paid off shady republican operatives to ruin him because he was making their lives difficult on the street.
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mcmagic posted:I'm not trying to defend what he did and it's hypocracy but you have to realize that the only reason it came to light is that guys like Ken Langone paid off shady republican operatives to ruin him because he was making their lives difficult on the street. Wait really, that happened? Got a link or something?
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Doh004 posted:Wait really, that happened? Got a link or something? It's pretty much an open secret. They explored it in great depth in the doc "Client Number 9" and it's been talked about on a bunch of business blogs like this one. http://dealbreaker.com/2008/09/did-ken-langone-set-up-eliot-spitzer/ mcmagic fucked around with this message at 18:07 on Nov 20, 2012 |
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Nov 20, 2012 18:04
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Rand Paul is putting his name out there. Bring out the blimp, America. 
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As you can tell, I'm a big fan of this news. I checked the Ron Paul forums to see if they were on board and there's the usual hand wringing over a few votes they didn't like, but there's also...quote:It's amazing to me....  My preferences for primaries is to maximize their entertainment value and this falls squarely in that category. Even better, whether or not he goes through with this, will be the continued Libertarian / Tea Party scolding of the establishment.
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Does Herman Cain have a son that can run in 2016? Alternately, just get Herman Cain again.
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serewit posted:Does Herman Cain have a son that can run in 2016? Alternately, just get Herman Cain again. If not, I'm sure one will turn up by then.
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God Rand is basically the worst. He thinks he's funny, too. He joined a comedy group in college and kidnapped a girl, among other funny things they did. If you read their dispatches, they are so unfunny it will literally put you in a pissy mood for the rest of the day. It reads like it came out of a computer-generated inverse derivation of humor, a veritable black hole of levity.
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Joementum posted:As you can tell, I'm a big fan of this news. I checked the Ron Paul forums to see if they were on board and there's the usual hand wringing over a few votes they didn't like, but there's also...  Can't remember the lyrics to it, though.
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ufarn posted:I can't wait to see who will manage the campaign. Ron Paul's was truly something to be hold. Just the theme song alone. Was it this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjhtCgWrdpU Cuz that song is the best. Those harmonies are tight as gently caress.
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watt par posted:Was it this? Gotta catch em all...Ron Paul!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVjfa0Alz5o
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serewit posted:Does Herman Cain have a son that can run in 2016? Alternately, just get Herman Cain again. Is there a chance he might run again? His scandals torpedoed him this time, but Gingrich had scandals in the past and it didn't stop him from making a comeback. I just want Cain to run for president forever. 
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agarjogger posted:God Rand is basically the worst. He thinks he's funny, too. He joined a comedy group in college and kidnapped a girl, among other funny things they did. If you read their dispatches, they are so unfunny it will literally put you in a pissy mood for the rest of the day. It reads like it came out of a computer-generated inverse derivation of humor, a veritable black hole of levity. Whoa! Paul dispatches? Someone had better look into those.
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Brigadier Sockface posted:Whoa! Paul dispatches? Someone had better look into those. I want to know about this kidnapping.
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I eagerly await Rand "Aqua Buddah" Paul's college years to be discussed on the national stage, because that's a mine of hilarity that hasn't been tapped out yet. Also his campaign staffer curb stomping someone protesting him during his senate race.
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Getting baited five minutes into his first non-Fox News interview into saying the Civil Rights Act was unconstitutional is up on the greatest hits list as well.
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Volkerball posted:Gotta catch em all...Ron Paul! Call of Duty: Ron Paul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYVxui2e39o
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mcmagic posted:I'm not trying to defend what he did and it's hypocracy but you have to realize that the only reason it came to light is that guys like Ken Langone paid off shady republican operatives to ruin him because he was making their lives difficult on the street. That's just an ad hominem fallacy. I don't mean to be pedantic, but who and why uncovered his crime is completely irrelevant.
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Bulgaroktonos posted:Rand Paul is putting his name out there. Oh, god please let him run in the primaries. I want to see him peddle the same libertarian bullshit as his daddy, but without the 'grandpa Paul' thing Ron had going for him. 
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My ideal lineup: Clinton Biden 2016 Clinton Castro 2020 Chelsea Clinton O'Malley 2024 Clinton O'Malley 2028
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Peven Stan posted:My ideal lineup:
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On the Democratic side, this seems kind of relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_ltOEbwkqs For those who can't watch, it details Cuomo's apparent lack of interest in helping Senate Democrats take a majority in 2012, and his subsequent okayness with a group of "Democrats" caucusing with the Republicans despite the Democrats now having a majority. I'm not saying Chris Hayes is the powerhouse of the Democratic Party, but this argument has some merit to it and (along with some other stuff, such as his relationship with fracking or the public sector unions) could create some problems for Cuomo down the line. Cuomo's 2016 aspirations are well documented - in a non-Clinton, non-Biden situation, he's arguably the front-runner - but there's a good chance if he becomes the default frontrunner, he'll be up against some real progressive opposition. He's already getting a little testy about it. edit: in case it's not obvious (I assumed it was), it's quite possible Cuomo doesn't want a Democratic majority because it a) helps him brandish his bipartisan credentials down the line b) works better for some of the money-people behind Cuomo c) most importantly, prevents actual progressive legislation that could be politically problematic from coming up on his desk. Local edition: a Western New York State Senator, Republican Marc Grisanti, won in 2010 on a mixture of dumb luck and on his entrenched Democratic opponent not so much as spending the money he had fundraised for his reelection. He was then a key Republican vote for the passage of the gay marriage bill - and found himself with a more favorable, but still swingy, constituency after redistricting. Cuomo didn't endorse his Democratic opponent, Mark Amodeo. He also didn't endorse the Republican in the race (which he did elsewhere in the state - his total endorsements for 2012 were 1 Republican, 1 Democrat, and 1 "Democrat" who might caucus with the Republicans). But Grisanti did run commercials which feature Cuomo talking up Grisanti at great lengths over his leadership from a speech earlier in the year - something which Cuomo apparently agreed to let him do. Grisanti cruised to reelection. Know some local people who were pretty pissed at how that played out. edit: Here's the ad Grisanti used where Cuomo, y'know, isn't endorsing him or anything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yURPh0Fw3hQ The Landstander fucked around with this message at 00:35 on Nov 21, 2012 |
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Make the Clintons, Bushes, and Obamas hereditary rulers of the US. They roll a 6d for which clan appoints a president.
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Sil posted:Make the Clintons, Bushes, and Obamas hereditary rulers of the US. They roll a 6d for which clan appoints a president.
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Sil posted:Make the Clintons, Bushes, and Obamas hereditary rulers of the US. They roll a 6d for which clan appoints a president. Make it a d20 and critical fumbles result in President Paul.
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"After the 2nd 20 in a row, exhume corpses of Ronald Reagan and LBJ. Whichever one weighs more is president."
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Bulgaroktonos posted:Rand Paul is putting his name out there. Is it supposed to look like he's alight in the flames of perdition? 
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chumpchous posted:Is it supposed to look like he's alight in the flames of perdition? This picture owns so hard. I hope he continues to use backgrounds like that going forward. Election DAY RAWWWW ON USA!
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The Landstander posted:On the Democratic side, this seems kind of relevant: He also basically forced all the public employee unions to sacrifice the unborn. Tier 5 was the shortest tier in civil service history in this State if I'm not mistaken. He's way too New York to win outside the state anyways, but either way..I hope he gets passed over. 3rd Way tripe.
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TyroneGoldstein posted:He also basically forced all the public employee unions to sacrifice the unborn. Tier 5 was the shortest tier in civil service history in this State if I'm not mistaken. That 3rd Way Tripe has the Clinton democrats in a tizzy of trying to draft as many neoliberals as possible for 2016, with the king maker being Hillary herself.
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Nonsense posted:That 3rd Way Tripe has the Clinton democrats in a tizzy of trying to draft as many neoliberals as possible for 2016, with the king maker being Hillary herself. Yeah.  Sorry about the low content, but...so disheartening. Its strange, or maybe not...I started out younger as a pretty centrist Democrat. As I age I embrace more and more liberal ideas and track to the left. I hate the fact that the Democrats are even willing to put a whiff of anything having to do with Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid on the table for a grand bargain. It really breaks my heart. The republicans have repeatedly told me that all the working and working-middle class people I grew up with are spiteful loser takers..and my own party is selling those same people out. I need a drink. TyroneGoldstein fucked around with this message at 01:11 on Nov 21, 2012 |
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TyroneGoldstein posted:Yeah. The Democrats SHOULD put Medicare on the table. If putting Medicare on the table meant telling the various healthcare industry lobbyists to suck a tire iron and then reducing the rates at which Medicare reimburses for treatment.
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richardfun posted:Oh, god please let him run in the primaries. I want to see him peddle the same libertarian bullshit as his daddy, but without the 'grandpa Paul' thing Ron had going for him. Wouldn't he just be like another Paul Ryan though? They seem similar enough.
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