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Alkydere: Jun 7, 2010; Capitol: A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.
Capital: A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

Fried Chicken posted:

Pew Reports has a new study out showing that most of America's rich think the poor have it too easy

The rich can't feel the poors' plight from their ivory towers because we're not holding their feet to the coals enough.

# ¿ Jan 10, 2015 04:58

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 09:47

Alkydere: Jun 7, 2010; Capitol: A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.
Capital: A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

Satsuki Kiryuin posted:

Knowing Ted Cruz his idea of space exploration will be shooting convicts into space to colonize planets.

Now all we have to do is discover Vespene Gas and FTL technology and Starcraft can become true!

# ¿ Jan 13, 2015 20:42

Alkydere: Jun 7, 2010; Capitol: A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.
Capital: A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

Jagchosis posted:

I wonder at what point these goony fucks are gonna realize that the internet terrorists that mysteriously contact them and egg them on to do terrorism and share specific details over AIM or whatever are always FBI agents.

Considering how people STILL try to hire hitmen on Craigslist, probably never.

# ¿ Jan 15, 2015 06:01

Alkydere: Jun 7, 2010; Capitol: A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.
Capital: A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

computer parts posted:

Step 1: Give Federal Employees tons of benefits.

Step 2: Make Everyone a Federal Employee.

I'm game.

Alternatively have Obama set the Federal standard as the minimum standard. :getin:

# ¿ Jan 16, 2015 00:01

Alkydere: Jun 7, 2010; Capitol: A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.
Capital: A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

Winkie01 posted:

This one will be better imo.

It will be both better, and worse, as repubs keep finding ways to top themselves.

# ¿ Jan 17, 2015 06:37

Alkydere: Jun 7, 2010; Capitol: A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.
Capital: A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

Evil Fluffy posted:

Perry's getting out of office early enough that he'll be able to dodge most/all claims of Texas being hosed in the future by pointing out how totally awesome things were under him so I guess the next guy hosed it up for you people. I hope when Texas starts to crumble that Austin's tech companies move to the East Coast if they don't go back to their previous locations instead.

You know what, that just made me feel even better about the oil crash. I get cheap gas (seriously saw a station selling it at $1.69/gal last weekend), people stop messing up the nation with new fracking, oh and now that Perry skipped town to get humiliated on the national circuit (again) we get to blame ALL of the oil woes on Abbot. After all, with much of the nation blaming Obama for the 2008 economic bust it means that the moment a public candidate is elected all woes are his fault. It doesn't matter if they were blatantly caused by his predecessor, or that he wasn't officially signed into office for months after the event: the moment you're voted in ALL issues are now your fault.

# ¿ Jan 21, 2015 19:40

Alkydere: Jun 7, 2010; Capitol: A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.
Capital: A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

Joementum posted:

Maybe Governor Deal should hold a prayer rally whenever there's snow in the forecast. It worked for the drought, right?

Maybe he can join Perry in praying for rain every time Texas bursts in to flames.

# ¿ Jan 28, 2015 00:30

Alkydere: Jun 7, 2010; Capitol: A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.
Capital: A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

Magres posted:

This straight up looks like a Monty Python skit

The guy doing the voiceover even references the Ministry of Silly Walks.

# ¿ Jan 28, 2015 05:35

Alkydere: Jun 7, 2010; Capitol: A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.
Capital: A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

NoEyedSquareGuy posted:

Romney isn't running
Christie fell out of a chair
Rubio drank water

Besides Jeb, who is even left at this point?

Perry? I mean he's merely being charged with corruption and blackmail (from incompetently trying to blackmail the one person in Texas who's job it is to take politicians to task for corruption and blackmail). Being corrupt as gently caress criminal is practically a tick in the positive category for Republicns.

# ¿ Jan 30, 2015 19:19

Alkydere: Jun 7, 2010; Capitol: A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.
Capital: A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

NoEyedSquareGuy posted:

Rick Perry wears ivory tower smart person glasses now so I don't know if he can maintain his appeal with the conservative base.

I know, isn't it great? He started wearing them shortly after he ended up coming across as a loving moron last election too.

# ¿ Jan 30, 2015 19:47

Alkydere: Jun 7, 2010; Capitol: A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.
Capital: A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

Gravel Gravy posted:

Seriously. All it will take is the police bring in these things, some guy starts taking pot shots from a rooftop, police mow down protesters in response. Congratulations on your Boston Massacre reenactment!

Except this will be a lot more than a crowd of angry rioters screaming, threatening and hurling rocks at a pair of terrified privates on gate duty. The Boston Massacre was almost entirely fabricated and blown out of proportion by the New England newspapers to generate a Causus Belli. It was really more of "terrified gate guard would really like the people to go away and stop throwing rocks" than "evil Redcoats march down the street, slaughtering shopkeepers, women and children left and right." Turns out America was pretty much founded on utter bullshit and lies. :v:

Anyways, yeah, the whole "show up armed and ready to gun down protestors" is exactly the wrong response and it seems every big city is taking it these days. Showing up to the protests with just some cops in uniforms makes them just part of the terrain. The protestors won't exactly like the police but they understand that the police are there in their roles as peace officers to make sure everything's safe. Showing up in full combat gear, waving guns at protestors, etc. means you're going to make the protestors angry by threatening them and making it very clear that their demands aren't even being considered. In return the protestors get angrier and angrier until you get potshots from the roof.

# ¿ Jan 30, 2015 21:16

Alkydere: Jun 7, 2010; Capitol: A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.
Capital: A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

zoux posted:

It did cause a public outrage

And the punishment for the offending officer was?

# ¿ Jan 30, 2015 22:01

Alkydere: Jun 7, 2010; Capitol: A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.
Capital: A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

zoux posted:

The outrage was over the lack of punishment.

And now after seeing a cop get off scot-free for what was the recorded death of an innocent man in a situation entirely created by the NYPD officers' actions that could have been avoided...what makes you think there isn't a large chunk of the American Right who wouldn't start victim blaming through a facade of crocodile tears if a bunch of college kids or minorities get gunned down during a protest? Is it a belief in basic human decency? It is, isn't it?

I suggest you go read the Freep thread if you don't already and disabuse yourself of that notion.

# ¿ Jan 30, 2015 22:06

Alkydere: Jun 7, 2010; Capitol: A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.
Capital: A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

Rent-A-Cop posted:

* Gulf coast states excluded because they tip the scales so hard no one else would be able to have a turn at being the dumbest.

Slight edit for accuracy.

# ¿ Jan 30, 2015 22:11

Alkydere: Jun 7, 2010; Capitol: A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.
Capital: A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

Radbot posted:

Didn't that dude admit to just killing random civilians to boost his kill count?

I don't know about that, but he claimed he went down to Katrina and shot a bunch of "looters" during the aftermath.

Obvious bullshit, but it shows the kind of person he was.

# ¿ Jan 30, 2015 23:22

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 09:47

Alkydere: Jun 7, 2010; Capitol: A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.
Capital: A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

SnakePlissken posted:

Is that NRA Jesus?

# ¿ Jan 31, 2015 22:53

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