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So a few weeks back, Louisiana voted for governor between about a million candidates, 4 of which were serious. Whosoever got the top 2 spots would go on to a one on one battle for the governorship. Your two contenders:  David Vitter, the republican. I won't mince words. Dude got into a huge prostitute scandal about 8 years back where it was revealed he liked to wear diapers while prostitutes kick him in the balls. I mean, I wish I were saying I was making a clever goony joke, but that's literally what happened. He received 256,300 votes in the primary, for 23% of the vote.  John Bel Edwards, the democrat. American hero, former army ranger, once saved three children from a forest fire with his dick, and is well known on the atari demo scene as "trilobit". He received 444,517 votes in the primary for 40% of the vote. Here are the storylines leading into the general election between these two: 1. Bobby Jindal, the current governor, has basically left the state for the past 6 months tarnishing the republican brand. Jindal does not give one green poo poo and is convinced he is so much more tanned than anyone else for the presidency. 2. John Bel Edwards has picked up the endorsements of the two other republicans who ran in the primary. One of those is the current Lieutenant Governor. 3. John Bel Edwards did this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZQVCFVVVE0 Vitter has cancelled all future public appearance because his face has melted clean off from the burn. Use this thread to discuss all the latest amazing-ness in this incredible election on the Bayou. Election day is Saturday November 21st. pathetic little tramp has issued a correction as of 13:53 on Nov 18, 2015 |
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Nov 6, 2015 23:24
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As a disabled veteran, I'm ok with prostitutes, but where does diaper baby stand on the ISSUES?
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Nov 6, 2015 23:36
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Why did Vitter think this run was a good idea?
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Nov 7, 2015 02:52
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Grand Theft Autobot posted:Why did Vitter think this run was a good idea? Probably thought "I'm not Jindal" was close enough to a winning strategy
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Nov 7, 2015 03:45
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Grand Theft Autobot posted:Why did Vitter think this run was a good idea? He's a republican with good name recognition in Louisiana. Normally that's good enough, and the girl he was caught with was still alive, so the rule set by a previous LA gov wasn't broken.
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Nov 7, 2015 04:07
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Anyone catch the debate last night? Vitter was absolutely slaughtered, just making poo poo up on the fly and lying and Edwards coming back with blows. The debate even ended with yelling over Vitter's infidelity. A good watch
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Nov 11, 2015 16:29
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There were rumours that the RGA was dropping out of Louisiana and apparently Vitter did so poorly people belived it, but they're coming out and calling those just rumours. The sync is off, but here's some Maddowian coverage of the debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwJxh_Ydto4 The debate also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD8oPr7_T6s A very weird format, where only one person is at the podium at a time. pathetic little tramp has issued a correction as of 00:25 on Nov 12, 2015 |
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Nov 12, 2015 00:19
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I have a bunch of money on the non-diaper wearer so I hope he wins. Also it would be better for all the poor people in Louisiana I guess.
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Nov 12, 2015 02:47
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Why does Louisiana have all these weird election laws? You have run offs and more run offs and elections 3 weeks after everyone else? Up here in the north you have a primary and a general and that's it, election over, see you next year.
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Nov 12, 2015 18:32
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Yes but you have two primaries. Louisiana squeezes everyone into the jungle primary and then has the run-off/general.
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Nov 12, 2015 18:49
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The jungle primary is dumb but run-offs are a good and democratic idea.
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Nov 12, 2015 18:56
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Vox Nihili posted:The jungle primary is dumb but run-offs are a good and democratic idea. Run-offs without a jungle primary are not ideal either, since it poses a greater burden on voters that disproportionately affects left-leaning candidates. I think IRV is overly-complicated and not a great system, but it is better than sending candidates to a second round.
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Nov 12, 2015 19:20
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David Vitter would tombstone stunner baby hitler
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Nov 12, 2015 19:23
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Nonsense posted:David Vitter would dress up like baby hitler
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Nov 12, 2015 19:52
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New poll has baby Hitler down by 22 points.
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Nov 13, 2015 04:00
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I imagine some people will assume Edwards is related to Edwin Edwards, no idea if this is a good or bad thing.
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Nov 13, 2015 06:50
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gagelion is back posted:I imagine some people will assume Edwards is related to Edwin Edwards, no idea if this is a good or bad thing. Edwin himself said to suggest it, sooo...
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Nov 13, 2015 07:01
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OAquinas posted:Edwin himself said to suggest it, sooo... lol really? source?
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Nov 13, 2015 07:32
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gagelion is back posted:lol really? source? http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/09/edwin_edwards_on_trump_and_lou.html Most of the way down.
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Nov 13, 2015 17:18
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Grand Theft Autobot posted:Why did Vitter think this run was a good idea? "My name is Vitter and people know that name, also I have zero ties with this idiot Jindal, I'm a lock for this" He's...he's not a smart man. Also the machine of Louisiana politics has compensated for far worse than 'lol diaper fucker', it was just the fact that he's a miserable, spiteful, little man that made people go 'wait you're a diaper fucker AND you're a lovely dude with no charisma who clearly feels entitled to this job thanks to the R next to your name and nothing more?"
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Nov 13, 2015 23:14
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he hasn't lost yet
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Nov 14, 2015 01:39
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How did Vitter make it through the primary if he's this toxic?
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Nov 15, 2015 13:08
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Peel posted:How did Vitter make it through the primary if he's this toxic? Jungle primary. He got the minority of Republican votes, but the biggest minority.
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Nov 15, 2015 17:32
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he had and still has a shitload of money to put out his side of the story, also i feel like his republican opponents went pretty soft on the whole prostitution story edwards came out with this 'prostitutes over patriots' angle which is pretty glorious
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Nov 15, 2015 17:37
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pathetic little tramp posted:Election day is Monday November 21st. Saturday, November 21st. 
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Nov 15, 2015 18:39
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oystertoadfish posted:he had and still has a shitload of money to put out his side of the story, also i feel like his republican opponents went pretty soft on the whole prostitution story Oh, they mentioned it a time or two. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Osxl8YfV2Q
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Nov 15, 2015 18:43
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The Nastier Nate posted:Why does Louisiana have all these weird election laws? You have run offs and more run offs and elections 3 weeks after everyone else? Up here in the north you have a primary and a general and that's it, election over, see you next year. imagine you're a white democrat in louisiana in the 1970s black people are starting to vote in large numbers democrats are dominant in the state, so the democratic primary is essentially the general, but the democratic primary electorate is a lot blacker than the general election electorate you're afraid that a black person could win the democratic primary, because blacks would be close to half the democratic electorate, so you devise a system by which a white person always wins~
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Nov 16, 2015 00:41
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Pinterest Mom posted:imagine you're a white democrat in louisiana in the 1970s this is also a big reason why democrats are so much worse at gerrymandering than republicans sure you could make a bunch of 60% democratic districts, but that would give those people a chance to win seats better to draw up halfhearted attempts to gerrymander white democratic seats then switch parties when it doesn't work
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Nov 16, 2015 00:44
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oystertoadfish posted:this is also a big reason why democrats are so much worse at gerrymandering than republicans actually dems were really good at gerrymandering and that's exactly what they did to ensure only white dems would get elected, and why southern dems kept their majorities a good decade longer than they probably should have then the naacp and republicans joined together for a thing called project ratfuck to get blacks elected in safe districts in exchange for letting republicans have everything else
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Nov 16, 2015 18:29
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Heads up, the final governor's debate is tonight and can be watched live at 6 PM here: http://www.fox8live.com/story/30295634/watch-live-the-governor-debate-at-7-pm
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Nov 16, 2015 23:13
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8 minutes in and the moderators have lost all control. Better link: http://www.brproud.com/governors-debate-live-stream
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Nov 17, 2015 01:08
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comes along bort posted:actually dems were really good at gerrymandering and that's exactly what they did to ensure only white dems would get elected, and why southern dems kept their majorities a good decade longer than they probably should have fair enough they were really good at it for a long time, it was just that interstitial moment where they had to either become republicans or start using black voters to prop up their sinking ship that their maps started to get kinda silly and 'progressives' started calling them 'dummymanders'
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Nov 17, 2015 01:16
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Hahaha this is a hell of a debate, Vitter is getting ripped to shreds and the audience is openly jeering and laughing at him. And now there are hecklers on the other side, yelling at the moderators for asking questions about the prostitution scandal. pathetic little tramp has issued a correction as of 01:29 on Nov 17, 2015 |
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Nov 17, 2015 01:26
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pathetic little tramp posted:Hahaha this is a hell of a debate, Vitter is getting ripped to shreds and the audience is openly jeering and laughing at him. It's insane how loud the crowd is.
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Nov 17, 2015 01:30
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Vitter not wanting to raise the minimum wage got a loud boo there.
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Nov 17, 2015 01:42
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"My family forgave me for the whole thing with the hookers. So should you." actual closing argument
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Nov 17, 2015 01:57
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That was absolutely the rowdiest Louisiana Governor's debate that I've ever seen. It was actually a bit embarrassing how much the crowd resembled a Jerry Springer audience.
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Nov 17, 2015 02:17
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Silly Burrito posted:That was absolutely the rowdiest Louisiana Governor's debate that I've ever seen. It was actually a bit embarrassing how much the crowd resembled a Jerry Springer audience. I'm glad this election is bringing the best in my home out.
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Nov 17, 2015 07:41
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Love this jindal v vitter theory: http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/multimedia/14015723-171/jindal-suspension-no-help-forquote:After a lifetime working in either Louisiana or national politics, Carville knows all the tricks. He wondered whether Jindal’s announcement might be a deliberate effort to upstage Vitter since the two Rhodes scholars are known to be political rivals.
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Nov 18, 2015 03:32
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if bobby jindal's biggest legacy is loving with congress's most famous diaper fetishist...he'll still be awful. but at least the vitter bit will be funny.
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Nov 18, 2015 03:37
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