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 My drawing of President Obama murdering Justice Scalia with a pillow --@SaifsArt February saw a dramatic change in fortunes (or perhaps none at all). Trump seems like he’s all but sewn up the nominations (pending today’s results) while Hillary appears to have fought off the Bern (and it only cost D&D last month’s thread). People will be eyeing the polls the rest of the month, but it’s probably just about done after today if nothing surprising happens. Meanwhile, Obama caught a lucky break as Scalia’s death opened up a vacancy on the Supreme Court. But never mind that, Republicans are looking out for So even though this month might not be quite as crazy as February, you can be sure that there’s still something going on in the USPOL thread for March 2016!  114th Congress Bingo Card The 114th has been hard at work making sure that Obama’s remaining agenda stays on his desk, and not out in public. Let’s review the latest ways how!
If you just noticed that basically none of these things have anything to do with Congress, congratulations, you win no prize!  Other News, featuring the Clinton Corner Sure, Trump might want to hold off on judging the KKK so rashly because we just don't know all the facts yet, but did you know that Hillary praised KKK leader Robert Byrd? Seems like she’s the real racist! So I think it goes without saying that you should definitely not vote for Hillary! In other news…
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Related threads "US Politics" is an incredibly broad topic, as A) the country is freaking huge and B) given our role in international events pretty much everything impacts us. So there are other subthreads 2016 Presidential Primary 2016 US Senate Elections SCOTUS thread Right Wing Media There are also regional subthreads that are usually pretty slow, but sometimes cross-pollinate with this thread when something important is happening. Pacific Northwest Illinois Texas California Lifted the rest of the above from FriedChicken. As before post suggestions for adding to the above and I'll edit them in if I see them. And remember folks, drink chat goes in D&D chat thread. Drink responsibly. Your liver will thank you. 
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Scott DesJarlais, the pro-life congressman who pressured his wife and mistress into having multiple abortions, has officially endorsed Trump. He's like catnip to the absolute worst assholes on earth. Off the top of my head he snagged Chris Christie, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Kris Kobach, Jan Brewer, Joe Arpaio, Jeff 'Beauregard' Sessions, Paul LePage, and Sarah Palin. I'm sure I'm missing a bunch, but holy poo poo it's human garbage all the way down.
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ComradeCosmobot posted:
Considerably better drawing of Obama doing something nefarious than we usually see in D&D.
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Don't forget the endorsement of a dude who poo poo himself out of the draft.
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Rhesus Pieces posted:Scott DesJarlais, the pro-life congressman who pressured his wife and mistress into having multiple abortions, has officially endorsed Trump. David Duke, too
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Rhesus Pieces posted:Scott DesJarlais, the pro-life congressman who pressured his wife and mistress into having multiple abortions, has officially endorsed Trump. Le Pen was good, but my personal favorite was his endorsement from Serbian war criminal Vojislav Šešelj.
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You think there will be any GOP stragglers after tomorrow? I bet Rubio hangs on.
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Mar 1, 2016 10:16
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Jonas Albrecht posted:You think there will be any GOP stragglers after tomorrow? I bet Rubio hangs on. Ted Cruz might since his pride rivals such celestial bodies as Canis Majoris, UY Scuti, and your mother.
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DemeaninDemon posted:Ted Cruz might since his pride rivals such celestial bodies as Canis Majoris, UY Scuti, and your mother. True. I imagine Cruz will stay in until one of his threads gets caught in an escalator, unraveling him and letting all the insects escape.
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Mar 1, 2016 10:32
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Jonas Albrecht posted:True. I imagine Cruz will stay in until one of his threads gets caught in an escalator, unraveling him and letting all the insects escape. Don't be mean. Insects are a valuable part of every ecosystem. Unless you mean wasps and just wasps.
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From last thread:Shbobdb posted:Can I ask how old were you and how you could be so dumb? I don't mean it in a mean way, I'm just trying to understand. It's hard, honestly. If you're not following something your brain takes a lot of shortcuts. "If there's smoke, there's fire" is what basically lets this poo poo happen. It's the same type of lazy shortcut that gives us "truth is in the middle", which the right wing has so flagrantly abused over the years. Don't underestimate how wearing it is to defend someone against constant attack when you're surrounded by Fox/Limbaugh viewers. You start ceeding ground because nothing is 100% black&white, and those edges are where doubts set in. If psychology and marketing tricks didn't work, they wouldn't be used so damned much. About the only well-spent money the GOP puts in elections is on this poo poo. DemeaninDemon posted:Don't be mean. Figs, man. Although given a choice between never eating a fig again and complete xenocide of all wasps, I know which way I'd vote. Harik fucked around with this message at 10:49 on Mar 1, 2016 |
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Mar 1, 2016 10:47
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The campaign office for an African American woman running for Sheriff in a Texas county got shot up with the assailants yelling "loving niggers." http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-candidate-zena-stephens-office-shot-apparent-racial-attack-n528611
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Mar 1, 2016 10:56
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Harik posted:From last thread: Figs are such a problem that even God hates them.
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Mar 1, 2016 11:17
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Harik posted:Figs, man. Although given a choice between never eating a fig again and complete xenocide of all wasps, I know which way I'd vote. This is some legitimately fascinating reading. The figs actually digest the female wasp after she lays her eggs. loving wild.
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Cross posting from DnD pics. http://images.akamai.steamuserconte...y=95&fit=inside|637:358&composite-to=*,*|637:358&background-color=black http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=503018107 Some choice quotes. " I think this civ should also come with automatic denouncements immediately upon meeting the Aztecs, Arabia, China, or Vatican City. " " OK, so I'm not taking back any of the things I said here earlier because I was just telling the truth. However, now that I've played the mod, I must admit it is a real work of art, it's really great. Maybe the creator of the mod got some things wrong about me, but it's so incredible, what he's done, it's fantastic and an excellent way to have fun. There are so many terriffic, incredible people in this country, we have all the cards and it won't even be that hard to Make America Great Again! Hopefully the guy who made this mod, he's really talented, really incredible, mark my words he'll vote for me because my supporters are really smart and this guy seems smart, maybe he just has a substance abuse problem or something but he's an incredible guy. "
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I can't imagine March will top February, but Super Tuesday is a good way start. I predict a Trump sweep, less mass shootings than days in the month, and McConnel allowing Supreme Court nominees. Only one of those will happen for real.
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Mr Hootington posted:I can't imagine March will top February, Well now you've gone and done it, March will definitely out-crazy February now.
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Mar 1, 2016 13:58
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:The campaign office for an African American woman running for Sheriff in a Texas county got shot up with the assailants yelling "loving niggers." We'll just never know what drives such disturbed individuals to do what they do. Out of respect, we should just never talk about it.
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Mar 1, 2016 14:02
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This is not a psychotic episode - it is a cleansing moment of clarity.
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Mr Hootington posted:I can't imagine March will top February, but Super Tuesday is a good way start. I predict a Trump sweep, less mass shootings than days in the month, and McConnel allowing Supreme Court nominees. You're an idiot if you think this crazy train isn't accelerating.
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I was wondering, is the phenomenon of Blue State Republicans' disproportionate voting power not considered to be enough in tandem with the late states to balance the lead Trump is currently enjoying? I saw an article November of last year describing how e.g. New York's 15th District in the Bronx has three delegates and so does Alabama's 6th District even though there is a huge GOP voting disparity in those districts, which tends to give an advantage to moderate candidates (that is supposed to be offset in some way I guess by Red States' bonus delegates). Does anyone know more about the calculus that RNC rules create or have more recent figures concerning these opposing forces in the delegate chase? Joe?
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letter from upper class people to FT explaining why they back Trump You know who else was a right wing populist demagogue who was elevated by the elites because he was seen as a more controllable and less offensive member of his party?
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Jonas Albrecht posted:You think there will be any GOP stragglers after tomorrow? I bet Rubio hangs on. When will Carson finally drop out? His campaign has been haemorrhaging staff since New Years and he's spending money like crazy.
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Riosan posted:When will Carson finally drop out? His campaign has been haemorrhaging staff since New Years and he's spending money like crazy. It has been implied today
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Mr Hootington posted:I can't imagine March will top February, but Super Tuesday is a good way start. I predict a Trump sweep, less mass shootings than days in the month, and McConnel allowing Supreme Court nominees. Shimrra Jamaane posted:The campaign office for an African American woman running for Sheriff in a Texas county got shot up with the assailants yelling "loving niggers." Well that was even quicker than I expected
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Riosan posted:When will Carson finally drop out? His campaign has been haemorrhaging staff since New Years and he's spending money like crazy. What's kinda funny is that we have a serial pamphlet shitter at work that drops Ben Carson advertisements all over a small table by the entrance. The person has kept some sort of Ben Carson book or ad of sorts on the table for a few weeks now, poor bastard will be crushed when The Good Doctor drops out. 
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Ripoff posted:What's kinda funny is that we have a serial pamphlet shitter at work that drops Ben Carson advertisements all over a small table by the entrance. The person has kept some sort of Ben Carson book or ad of sorts on the table for a few weeks now, poor bastard will be crushed when The Good Doctor drops out. He's not alone. A bunch of people I know and their exurban religious enclave all despise Trump and ADORE Carson. When Carson drops I have no idea where their support will go. Rubio maybe? If you despise Trump I can't see how Cruz is honestly more appealing but I suppose I'm not wearing the right goggles for this assessment
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Mar 1, 2016 14:32
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The real question is if Carson realizes he's ben running all this time.
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Luminous Obscurity posted:The real question is if Carson realizes he's ben that's a fortuitous typo
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Fried Chicken posted:It has been implied today By Cruz?
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Fried Chicken posted:letter from upper class people to FT explaining why they back Trump Can you post the text of this? It is behind a paywall. CheesyDog posted:Well that was even quicker than I expected That happened in February. 
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Mar 1, 2016 14:45
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Watch out, Scalia, that black man has a pillow!
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McDowell posted:This is not a psychotic episode - it is a cleansing moment of clarity. A spiritual laxative if you will.
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Mr Hootington posted:Can you post the text of this? It is behind a paywall. you can always copy the link address and paste it in google to get around this as such: quote:Sir, My wife and I are affluent Americans with postgraduate degrees. We are socially liberal and fiscally mildly conservative. We are not the sans-culottes you see as the prototypical Trump voter. We are well aware of his vulgarity and nous deficiency yet we contemplate voting for him. Why? it is the worst thing
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Mar 1, 2016 15:08
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I refuse to believe that's anything but satire. Sans-culottes? Really?
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Mar 1, 2016 15:12
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Litany Unheard posted:I refuse to believe that's anything but satire. Sans-culottes? Really? Agreed. "Republican Tribunes" really clinched it for me.
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:The campaign office for an African American woman running for Sheriff in a Texas county got shot up with the assailants yelling "loving niggers." Not surprising it's Beaumont.
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