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Samurai Sanders posted:Well, at least it's probably more likely than a single woman president. We actually had this in Australia. Gillard was an unwed, childless woman and the Murdoch press made that onion article seem quaint.
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Gyges posted:I don't know, but if strippers are part of the compensation package for representatives you'd think there'd be fewer uncontested elections. Full-nude or banana-hammocks?
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fade5 posted:Yes. Welcome to 2014 American Politics, please enjoy the fact the US has vast amounts of influence all over the world, almost certainly including wherever you live. Sadly I don't drink all that much but I've found out that weed does the trick as well. fade5 posted:Oh wait hey, you're DarkCrawler, you're the one who gave me (and others) a crash course on the history of I/P conflict in the previous I/P threads; you're already familiar with the feeling of existential horror and sadness that comes from watching Thanks, good to know someone reads 'em.
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downout posted:This has to be the best bullshit I heard from everyone around me. "Oh, it's to early to have a black president". "He'll never be president because .. " lovely reasons follow. (Reasons being that the person saying it was a racist rear end in a top hat.) It certainly makes me more interested in volunteering for Democratic GOTV movements. Something I've never gave much of a care about in the past. There was plenty of a similar sentiment from Obama's own supporters, even up until election night, because so many of us expected the country was exactly racist enough to allow a black candidate to legitimately run while at no time in the near future allowing them to win. Even with how horrible McCain was as opposition! There are strains of a related sentiment after it became clear that a black president wasn't some unrealistic cure-all, so now that it's happened maybe stuff like that isn't such a big deal to get worked up over. Hopefully the Republicans can implode from insanity faster than Democrats implode from apathy. Granted, I'm probably overly pessimistic, but give me a break, I'm a Kansas liberal.
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I know a Cuban guy who once told me that "America needs to have a white president because too many people just refuse to work with a black president."
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JT Jag posted:I know a Cuban guy who once told me that "America needs to have a white president because too many people just refuse to work with a black president." Well you can bet in the McCain / Romney alternate reality they managed to pass and sign more legislation over the past 5 years. Edit: I'm not endorsing that it would be good legislation, I'm just saying the allegation may hold some water. Pythagoras a trois fucked around with this message at 11:49 on Aug 3, 2014 |
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Aug 3, 2014 11:46
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Nintendo Kid posted:it's hard to see anyone lasting until age 50 and not getting a long term relationship in that time on the way to president. Goons?
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Aug 3, 2014 15:39
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DOOP posted:Goons? Senate seat at best.
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Aug 3, 2014 15:42
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DOOP posted:Goons? None of us are electable past like dogcatcher.
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Aug 3, 2014 15:43
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Look, all I'm saying here is that if he's gay, and I have a butt hole he might want to get in it. And I, infact, do have a butt hole. Until a gay candidate gives me his personal assurances about my butt I don't think I can trust him.
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Aug 3, 2014 15:44
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HootTheOwl posted:Look, all I'm saying here is that if he's gay, and I have a butt hole he might want to get in it. And I, infact, do have a butt hole. "I will personally make love to your rear end in a top hat" seems like sort of a strange policy plank but whatever floats your boat. 
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Aug 3, 2014 15:57
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Robviously posted:"I will personally make love to your rear end in a top hat" seems like sort of a strange policy plank but whatever floats your boat. When you're all caught with your pants down because suddenly marriage is gay only, you'll wish you took your butt holes more seriously!
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Aug 3, 2014 16:22
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HootTheOwl posted:Look, all I'm saying here is that if he's gay, and I have a butt hole he might want to get in it. And I, infact, do have a butt hole. I put a lot of effort into my body. I can't vote for a candidate who likes butts but doesn't think mine is good enough. But I can't vote for a male candidate who likes my butt. This is quite the quandary. Maybe I should just stay home this election.
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Nintendo Kid posted:Senate seat at best. I'd be amazed if any of us got that far. I think State Senate is as good as anyone here could get before someone uncovered that they used to make a bunch of posts ironically calling people faggots or posting death to america in response to Bush getting elected or this:  And that's maybe the mildest of 911 joke edits, good luck getting over those hurdles.
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Aug 3, 2014 18:09
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I just want a President who likes me for who I am.
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Mo_Steel posted:I'd be amazed if any of us got that far. I think State Senate is as good as anyone here could get before someone uncovered that they used to make a bunch of posts ironically calling people faggots or posting death to america in response to Bush getting elected or this: That'd play nicely with the 9/11 hoax crowd though.
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Robviously posted:Thai food is amazing and this is coming from a guy with a peanut recipe. My local place is one of two places near me that understand "can you make it hot?" is actually code for "I enjoy making terrible life choices." I don't understand why people want food so spicy. It's nice to have a bit of spice but past a point it just overpowers the rest of the food and you might as well just be eating pure peppers.
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Aug 3, 2014 19:37
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Some people just like hot for the sake of dick-waving hot, but Thai cuisine knows how to make stuff super hot with flavor. Your palate must be trained like this horse is training 
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SedanChair posted:Some people just like hot for the sake of dick-waving hot, but Thai cuisine knows how to make stuff super hot with flavor. Not to GWS  but hot food done right, which isn't done often, makes your mouth explode with flavors you didn't know existed. It's not just about heat, that's a portion of it, but this guy gets that spicy is just another layer that needs to be explored in food to get a well rounded meal.
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Mo_Steel posted:I'd be amazed if any of us got that far. I think State Senate is as good as anyone here could get before someone uncovered that they used to make a bunch of posts ironically calling people faggots or posting death to america in response to Bush getting elected or this: A pretty fair chunk of these forums didn't actually post 9/11 jokes...
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Jackson Taus posted:A pretty fair chunk of these forums didn't actually post 9/11 jokes... Are you trying to argue that Goons aren't gross and unelectable?
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Wubbles posted:I just want a President who likes me for who I am. Me too http://i.imgur.com/eBK8ZQG.gif
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Aug 3, 2014 20:47
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I don't know what you're all worried about, it's not like search is ever going to work.
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Aug 3, 2014 21:04
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Raskolnikov38 posted:I don't know what you're all worried about, it's not like search is ever going to work. The Library of Congress is archiving all of SA, including the actual archives, and it'll all be searchable there.
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Aug 3, 2014 21:23
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Zeroisanumber posted:Are you trying to argue that Goons aren't gross and unelectable? Some of us have been elected before.
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Aug 3, 2014 21:28
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Nintendo Kid posted:The Library of Congress is archiving all of SA, including the actual archives, and it'll all be searchable there. Now I know you're lying.
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Aug 3, 2014 21:34
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My Imaginary GF posted:Some of us have been elected before. Insert "Arkane-is-Jon-Huntsman" joke here.
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Aug 3, 2014 21:39
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ComradeCosmobot posted:Now I know you're lying. http://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2014/06/getting-serious-about-collecting-and-preserving-digital-culture/
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Nintendo Kid posted:http://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2014/06/getting-serious-about-collecting-and-preserving-digital-culture/ Making SA searchable and they're crawling a site for bronies? Clearly a late April Fools joke.
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Aug 3, 2014 21:42
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effectual posted:I don't understand why people want food so spicy. It's nice to have a bit of spice but past a point it just overpowers the rest of the food and you might as well just be eating pure peppers. I don't know if it's my chronically stuffy nasal passages or what but food that's practically inedible for most people just tastes like it has a mild kick to me, so I have to order my thai food "extra extra extra hot!" and then it will be just sort of spicy. That and I live in MN where many people like their food as bland as humanly possible. MaxxBot fucked around with this message at 21:48 on Aug 3, 2014 |
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ComradeCosmobot posted:Making SA searchable and they're crawling a site for bronies? Clearly a late April Fools joke. Oh SA won't be searchable here. Just at LOC facilities.
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Nintendo Kid posted:http://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2014/06/getting-serious-about-collecting-and-preserving-digital-culture/ Goddamnit. At least the Star Wars 9/11 thread will be preserved for future generations. 
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Raskolnikov38 posted:Goddamnit. And they say government can't do anything right. 
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Mo_Steel posted:I'd be amazed if any of us got that far. I think State Senate is as good as anyone here could get before someone uncovered that they used to make a bunch of posts ironically calling people faggots or posting death to america in response to Bush getting elected or this: It's going to be so great in 20 years when there isn't a single candidate in any race anywhere who doesn't have a trail of dumb forum/social media poo poo following them around.
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haveblue posted:It's going to be so great in 20 years when there isn't a single candidate in any race anywhere who doesn't have a trail of dumb forum/social media poo poo following them around. *concerned mom voiceover* "Sarah Williamson says she wants to help the poor, but if she were really concerned about the poor why did she spend so much time in college... twerking! *smash cuts of twerking vines* "West Virginians can't afford a Senator who spends all her time twerking instead of working." GET YOUR 'WORKING, NOT TWERKING' BUMPER STICKER FOR $9.95
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Aren't forums somewhat down in activity since the 90s? Of course, fandom poo poo is still alive and kicking, but general chat.
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Fortunately, though most of us here have probably left enough of a crumb trail over the years to lead back to our real identities if someone really wanted to go full detective, the reverse isn't necessarily true. So future electoral prospects might be safe as long as your horrible, easily misconstrued posts were limited to a place like this, and not, say, all over facebook under your real identity.
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ReidRansom posted:Fortunately, though most of us here have probably left enough of a crumb trail over the years to lead back to our real identities if someone really wanted to go full detective, the reverse isn't necessarily true. So future electoral prospects might be safe as long as your horrible, easily misconstrued posts were limited to a place like this, and not, say, all over facebook under your real identity.
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I share a real name with a prominent right-wing shithead, so I couldn't get into politics even if I wanted to (but at least the real me is really hard to google).
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JT Jag posted:I go by JT Jag literally everywhere online, so I'm hosed. If you have a lot of friends and acquaintances that know your real identity and your online one, then yes, yes you probably are. Still, it's far easier for someone outside your immediate circle to work their way from JT Jag -> you than it is from you -> JT Jag, generally.
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