USPOL Nov: I would've preferred Huckabee have said nothing at all

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FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

I believe I've heard that companies in Canada are walking away from the tar sands projects because it's now far too expensive to do that process to get oil with the current pricing. Which is good because it's so awful for the environment.

# ¿ Nov 2, 2015 05:03

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 15:35

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

HootTheOwl posted:

Isn't this because fracking? And also why the current price is low? Fracking is like some yo yo on the price of gas because prices tank when it gets online but it's too expensive then to keep doing.

Fracking is natural gas. That has no relation to oil.

# ¿ Nov 2, 2015 05:05

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Sir Tonk posted:

Who the hell is picking Jindal in these polls? There's no reason to support him, there's much better options in every place where he's trying to stand out. He hasn't been doing well in debates and noone is covering him. I don't get it.

I would be furious if I was working for Jeb! to see that. Jindal's barely campaigning at this point and he polls higher.

# ¿ Nov 3, 2015 03:32

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

God dammit Kentucky. Enjoy losing healthcare.

# ¿ Nov 4, 2015 02:32

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

The Houston LGBT ordinance is dead by a pretty wide margin. Unfortunately, the trans-phobia over goddamn bathrooms is still an effective marketing tactic.

# ¿ Nov 4, 2015 04:43

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Teddybear posted:

LGBT groups don't have a ton on their plate immediately. There's enough time to get a good ol' fashioned boycott going.

Funnily enough, like Arizona, Houston has an upcoming super bowl that can be threatened.

It seems pretty clear like with things such as Prop 8, these kinds of issues are only going to be resolved in court since Congress sure isn't going to pass anything.

# ¿ Nov 4, 2015 04:56

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

comes along bort posted:

he used to chair the house subcommittee on ip and internet despite proudly not knowing what email was nor ever using a computer

Pretty par for the course when it comes to Republican committee chairmen

# ¿ Nov 4, 2015 15:28

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

The goon that came up with Slenderman needs to get his lawyers going.

# ¿ Nov 5, 2015 15:35

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Of course that was at an Applebee's.

# ¿ Nov 8, 2015 02:55

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Nonsense posted:

I expect the fine citizens of Missouri are not going to take this very lightly.

Yeah but now they get their precious football back

# ¿ Nov 9, 2015 17:34

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Obama already vetoed the NDAA for the reasons mentioned, are they trying to add a bunch of garbage to it again?

# ¿ Nov 10, 2015 17:14

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

SCOTUS just took up the Texas abortion case. This is one where if they (presumably) side with the state, it's going to let states make access to abortion basically impossible.

# ¿ Nov 13, 2015 21:04

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

BetterToRuleInHell posted:

The US is not going to go to war with ISIS. Just today Obama himself said they are 'contained'. Obama does not want another war under his tenure.

Well that, and he may also have to consider not dropping a conflict into Hillary's lap right before an election. Plus there are no good options regarding ISIS anyway.

# ¿ Nov 13, 2015 22:56

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Joementum posted:

Here's a thread for tonight's debate: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3751485

I guess at least it's not a GOP debate after all the insanity yesterday? I'm just afraid Hillary is going to rush headlong into Hawk mode after this.

# ¿ Nov 14, 2015 17:53

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

So two things here:

1. It's pretty funny that these states are saying this when they have no say over refugees. The Feds handle where people actually go. So this is only some gross cheap political scoring.

2. Obama actually did send a Declaration of War bill against ISIS to Congress earlier this year, but it was voted down by Republicans who said it was not needed since he is already authorized to attack them based on the 2001 AUMF that has been used to justify all of the drone strikes and other things barely related to Al Qaeda over the last 14 years.

# ¿ Nov 16, 2015 20:45

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Is the person who was nominated to be Secretary of the Army the gay man? I know Obama appointed a gay man for one of those positions but I forget which one.

# ¿ Nov 17, 2015 17:24

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Paul Ryan just came out and said that the President does not need a new AUMF against ISIS, so that puts a hole in that GOP talking point

# ¿ Nov 17, 2015 18:22

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Shageletic posted:

Here's a welcome return: DIY abortions

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/11/thousands-texas-women-are-trying-self-induce-abortions

If SCOTUS upholds those Texas restrictions, it's just going to get worse, but this time in all states. Good job America.

# ¿ Nov 18, 2015 20:44

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Yeah I think things like Facebook, Twitter, etc have just amplified what was already there

# ¿ Nov 19, 2015 15:51

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

I think Lowtax could take Ted Cruz

# ¿ Nov 19, 2015 17:36

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Ron Jeremy posted:

Aren't a lot of these guys the Iraqi sunni we left out of the power scheme?

Yes, the current leader Al Baghdadi is one of those. It's a mutated form of that armed resistance against the US along with others from all over the planet who are drawn to ISIS' propaganda.

# ¿ Nov 21, 2015 21:50

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Dapper_Swindler posted:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/22/u...&smtyp=cur&_r=0

so apparently trump said he saw thousands of people cheering in jersey when 9/11 happened.

It appears he's reusing that urban legend of Muslims dancing in the streets in Paterson, NJ after 9/11, which was debunked and goes around as one of those right-wing chain email sort of things.

# ¿ Nov 22, 2015 05:17

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Boon posted:

So... I feel that the bill in Congress prohibiting terror watch list individuals from purchasing firearms should be a slam dunk.

Nope! Apparently the NRA is all about terrorist suspects legally purchasing firearms because due process!

I believe this week there was some Texas politician who let the facade slip for a second when he said that he was afraid the refugees would have easy access to guns since their laws are so lax there. Which I'm pretty sure is a no-no if you're getting money from the NRA.

# ¿ Nov 23, 2015 01:15

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Good Citizen posted:

Gold down almost half from it's peak value over the last 5 years: Sound Money

Pfft, anyone smart knows you need to put ALL your money in Bitcoin. They NEVER lose value. :smuggo:

# ¿ Nov 23, 2015 16:07

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

KomradeX posted:

I don't know anything about Canadian higher education, but I can see it. But yes ask this is about is still continuing the Nixon divide, of stroking 40 year old white working class male hate for intellectualism and youth.

Christ I just finished reading Nixonland last week and it is depressing how almost nothing has changed in 50 years. It took me ages to get through it cause I had to close it and walk away for weeks at a time. I'm no longer looking forward to reading The Invisible Bridge since I imagine it week be much the same

The Invisible Bridge will make you just as angry

# ¿ Nov 24, 2015 20:55

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Your Dunkle Sans posted:

No one seems to blame the real estate speculators, only millenials who can't afford continuously inflated rents and mortgages.

Strange.

Almost like... Blaming the victim???

It's the same as conservatives blaming the government for loaning to poor people supposedly causing the '08 crash, instead of the big banks.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2015 03:00

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Mr. Nice! posted:

Judge Posner tore up a bullshit abortion law, and although the SCOTUS won't be quite as colorful, I absolutely agree that the court isn't about to overturn Roe or Casey.

http://abovethelaw.com/2015/11/judge-posner-drops-truth-bombs-like-it-aint-no-thang/

I just wish SCOTUS would take the time to actually think about the law like this, but you know they won't. I think best-case scenario, SCOTUS limits the effect of the Texas law but upholds most of it, because Kennedy is terrible on reproductive rights.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2015 04:58

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

JT Jag posted:

Gee, it's not like they can use that money on things that need it or something, that'd just be like those tax and spend democrats

Can't use anything that has the tax blood of innocents on it.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2015 15:49

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

JT Jag posted:

At this rate it won't be long before we start seeing Christmas decorations, fixtures and sales after Labor Day

Pretty sure I saw Christmas stuff in the back of a Home Depot in September this year. I know Walmart sets up their Christmas section in mid-Sept.

# ¿ Nov 27, 2015 03:28

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

I feel like this current SCOTUS would side with the idea that advertising=speech.

# ¿ Nov 28, 2015 08:02

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Fried Chicken posted:

Do you really not think that, if hate speech laws were given more teeth, you wouldn't see it used to shut down anyone who criticized Israel's actions against Palestinians?

Too late, that specific scenario is already happening to a degree in academia

# ¿ Nov 28, 2015 17:59

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Luigi Thirty posted:

We'll never know

http://nbcnews.to/1Iqm3ny

WE'LL NEVER KNOW

NOPE, NOTHING TO SEE HERE, MENTAL ILLNESS!

# ¿ Nov 29, 2015 00:14

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Evil Fluffy posted:

This guy kill a (white) cop and injured several others. Anyone who'd donate to a defense fund for him should be put on a terrorist watch list.

The cop being killed is probably why the GOP candidates are staying quiet.

# ¿ Nov 29, 2015 00:59

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Dapper_Swindler posted:

this. they are gonna try to ignore this the best they can. Maybe huckabee or cruz will make a backhanded insult about PP and stuff. and this dude will go on to be a fringe hero to some in the right.

I guarantee that if only PP patients/employees died in this shooting the GOP would still blame them and cite the videos.

# ¿ Nov 29, 2015 01:52

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

This feels like when that guy who shot up the Holocaust Museum was labeled a Democrat even though he cited listening to Rush and O'Reilly, so he was quickly ignored and forgotten by the Right.

# ¿ Nov 30, 2015 02:54

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

It sounds like Jeb! has the same problem, where he's hemorrhaging cash but he has a ton of SuperPAC money behind him.

# ¿ Nov 30, 2015 06:10

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 15:35

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Remember that the FEC has outright stated they are not going to be able to actually do anything right now about campaign finance violations since they are deadlocked between Dems and Republicans.

# ¿ Nov 30, 2015 06:13

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