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May 31, 2012

by exmarx

Wolfsheim posted:

Anyway, is there any truth to the impeachment rumors, or is it all just so much empty base-riling? Tell me the House isn't that crazy, yet.
All of the above. It's empty base riling, but I'm assuming that come 2015 (or maybe even this year) some of the crazies in the House will try it anyway. Impeachment obviously won't go anywhere, but that hasn't stopped the 50 or so ACA repeal attempts.

AATREK CURES KIDS posted:

Y'all're lucky, drinking to forget just makes me more miserable. I can drink happily nowadays because the best candidate for the Republicans is still Jeb Bush, and they're showing signs of thinking it would be a good idea to attack Hillary Clinton over her husband's infidelity.
This has the chance to backfire spectacularly, because not only does it paint Hillary Clinton in a sympathetic light, it also brings back memories of the impeachment hearings, and what a shitshow the Republicans caused back then. It also has a chance to induce 90's nostalgia: "Man, I remember when Bill Clinton getting a blowjob was the biggest thing we had to worry about. I miss those times, the economy was great, the budget was balanced and everyone had good paying jobs." Obviously, this nostalgia is somewhat tinted and revisionist, but that's one more reason attacking Bill Clinton may backfire spectacularly.

Also yeah, fix the link in the OP please.

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May 31, 2012

by exmarx

WhiskeyJuvenile posted:



The most D&D bottle of rum.

Not only from the glorious beating heart of communism, but also gifted to me by a NSA spook.
Fix your table breaking, god loving drat it!:argh:

In actual news, and from the right wing media thread, back to the IRS bullshit. So now we're back to BENGHAZI IRS BENGHAZI IRS HILLARY CLINTON MONICAL LEWINSKY WHITEWATER VINCE FOSTER REPEAL OBAMACARE wait no we have to shut up about that one.

I'm torn between dreading 2016 and looking forward to it; seeing the Republicans drege up ancient scandal (or "scandal") after ancient scandal only to keep losing will be so much fun to watch.:allears:

fade5 fucked around with this message at 02:37 on May 8, 2014

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May 31, 2012

by exmarx

Sword of Chomsky posted:

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/blm-wrangler-armed-confrontation-utah

I would be very worried if I worked for the BLM. How many days until someone actually gets hurt?
They really are determined to make this end in a Waco shootout, aren't they? I guess the next time this poo poo happens it'll be "another Ruby Ridge, Waco, or Bundy Ranch".:sigh:

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May 31, 2012

by exmarx

Luigi Thirty posted:

So what's the difference between Freepers posting about keeping powder dry and how the revolution will start any day now and our current conversation

Stultus Maximus posted:

We don't have any hope of it happening?
And we're aware of that fact. It's still fun to pretend, so if that makes us a little like Freepers, then fine we're a little like Freepers. We're still not full on white supremacists like Freep is.:colbert:

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May 31, 2012

by exmarx

Evil Sagan posted:

What's the most right-wing thing you've done? I voted for Bob Dole in a school-sponsored mock election in 1996.
I liked Jeff Dunham. Recently I've begun to see just how racist/misognist his act is, but I'll admit, I still find him a little bit funny. I know, I have bad opinions.:negative: I've never paid for anything of his at least, I only watched it Comedy Central.

fade5 fucked around with this message at 00:55 on May 10, 2014

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May 31, 2012

by exmarx

VitalSigns posted:

Yeah but that was the day when socialist ideals were commonly agreed to not include black people. The Southern Strategy turned Oklahoma as reliably Republican as it used to be Democratic. The 90%+ Bush counties in the panhandle were also the last holdouts of yellowdog democrats, still voting blue just a few years before.
I'd ask what happened to the Native American votes from those living (read: forced to move to) Oklahoma, but the answer is the same as it's always been: there are so few left that their numbers don't make an appreciable difference.:smith:

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May 31, 2012

by exmarx
Jesus Christ are you people really that depressed about politics? Seriously, it's not that bad. You all survived the Bush years, which were politically a hell of a lot worse than this.

Putin It In Mah rear end posted:

Chill the gently caress out, living owns the goddamn poo poo out of not living. If you can stop sobbing into your esoteric choice of mixed drink for 5 minutes maybe you can even partway contribute to the solution to one of those horrifying problems.
This basically. I live in Texas, aka the place where the Republicans run everything, and I'm just fine. I'm also not planning to leave either; gently caress that, I'm gonna stay and eventually try to get this state rebuilt and out of Republican control. I guess it helps that I live in San Antonio, which is solidly Democratic despite being in Texas; so I can actually vote for Demcratic candidates that win, namely my mayor Julian Castro, and my Representative Joaquin Castro. (Castro brother supremacy!:black101:)

zoux posted:

Well well well the GOP has officially Shut the gently caress Up about the ACA because it ended up being fine.

Fortunately for the thread, they literally cannot Shut the gently caress Up about Benghazi.
This is why I'm not depressed. The Republicans tried their damnedest to get the ACA repealed, and they failed. It's now the law of the land, and they're now back to flogging Benghazi, because that's literally all they've got.

Fried Chicken posted:

While we are talking about how hosed American justice is, here are 9 stories out of Taibbi's new book Divide to piss you off

http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Economy/...campaign=buffer
Hey, I know reading this is going to piss me off. So, I made a conscious decision not to read it. Does that mean I'm a little less informed? Yes. Does it mean I'm also not depressed? Yes.

You have to know when to read something, and when to skip it to preserve your sanity. Oh, and video games. Video games help a lot too. My 3DS with Monster Hunter and Pokemon X have many, many hours of play on them, along with many battles with friends as well as fellow Goons.

fade5 fucked around with this message at 17:27 on May 12, 2014

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May 31, 2012

by exmarx

Prester John posted:

I'm glad that after CannonFodder made this post many people suggested getting help. Let me add my own voice to that, CannonFodder please reach out for help. It doesn't matter what form help ultimately takes but it is important that you reach out for it. No one is ever too much a burden, and in my experience, the kindness of strangers can be astonishing. Please seek help.
Agreed, and good to see you here dude.

A Winner is Jew posted:

I haven't seen you post since you disappeared from the A/T about your situation and thought you relapsed or something. Not to derail the thread but I take it things have improved for you over the last several months?
Seriously, how have things been, and how's San Antonio been treating you? Your thread was fascinating, and made me really proud of how awesome my city is (although there's always room for improvement). I had wondered a couple of times if you were okay, since I noticed you stopped posting for a while, so I'm glad to see you again.

fade5 fucked around with this message at 20:12 on May 12, 2014

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May 31, 2012

by exmarx

Prester John posted:

Wow! I really appreciate you recognizing me and asking. Well, my situation is complicated but my life is much better now. I'm out of the shelter and living with some friends in an apartment now. My only source of income is food stamps and 60 bucks a week from donating plasma, so things are kind of tight but I'm managing. My place is quiet, my roomates are actually people I know from PCY so we all kind of "get" how nice it is to live drama free, we have a killer internet connection, and although food is tight at times we still eat everyday. I take the perspective e that for a person in my position I'm living in a relative golden age so I'm pretty happy.
Good for you, I'm really glad to hear you're doing better.:)

Joementum posted:

John Boehner is telling people that he might not serve out his next full term.

Because he might die.

quote:

“Listen, I’m going to be 65-years-old in November,” Boehner said. “I never thought I’d live to be 60. So I’m living on borrowed time.”
I'm not sure what health problems might be worrying a fully-tanned man well known for chain smoking and drinking wine in his office all day, but it sounds serious! :ohdear:
I was set to make a sarcastic post, but it occurred to me that Boehner might be worried about cancer, which would fit with his tone. That thought kinda killed any sarcastic comments I was planning to make; I can't really laugh at that.:(

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May 31, 2012

by exmarx

computer parts posted:

One thing a lot of people don't realize is that what your degree is in or where you get your degree (outside of a small number of schools) does not really matter, only that you have a degree.

In other words, doing a community college for two years and then transferring into a state school to finish off your degree will save you literally five figures worth of debt compared to going to a small liberal arts school for four years.
A ways back, but this, this, loving this. I will never understand the "You have to have four years at a university" mindset. Most of the classes in the first two years are the loving same no matter where you go, but you can literally get at least two or three (or four) semesters at a community college for the cost of one semester at a university; hell, make that "your entire time at community college" for an expensive private university. My parents currently pay for my college, so "community college for every class you can take before transferring" was the plan from day one; my transfer to university is coming up, and we got a hell of a sticker shock at the semester cost of that university.

It continues to mystify me that two years at a community college and two years at a university is not the standard way of getting a four-year degree. Nobody is going to dig behind your degree and see "Oh you spent your first two years at a community college, your degree is no good, we're not hiring you." I see all the mentions of $40000, $50000, $70000 of debt and it really pisses me off because I know you could probably take at least a $25000 chunk out of that by taking the first two years at a community college.

Prester John posted:

I just wanted to drop in and say that I have been writing a book about my life for some time now and in response to the positive feedback from this board I have posted the first chapter over in Creative Convention.

I've been keeping this project pretty close to my chest and this is the first time I am releasing a part of into the wild. Right now I am looking mostly for feedback on the piece itself, particularly in how well it is written. My creative process for making the book is really different from how I have written my various threads over the years and I am interested in how the results of this new creative process hold up to the results of my previous threads.

Thanks in advance, you guys are wonderful.
Awesome, glad to see you're doing this; I'll give feedback as soon as I can. Just to note, CC is a somewhat low traffic sub-forum, and a lot of the regulars there probably won't be familiar with you like D&D and/or Ask/Tell is, so feedback may be a bit slow. You also might also want to post links in a couple of different threads; this thread moves fast as all hell, and your post is already a page back.

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