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Thanatosian posted:Lamar Smith, the current chair of the House Science Committee, believes that evolution is "a lie from the pit of Hell," You're thinking of Paul Broun (R-GA) with that quote. Smith is from Texas and there's a reason that you see so many Representatives from Texas and Florida on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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Joementum posted:You're thinking of Paul Broun (R-GA) with that quote. Smith is from Texas and there's a reason that you see so many Representatives from Texas and Florida on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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Here's your Twilight Party candidate running against Ted Yoho in Florida: quote:Rush wrote in an explicit and now-deleted post to another role-player that he "wanted to stick my dick in your mouth to shut you up while I snorted a line off my new machete," before warning "you shouldn’t believe everything that people tell you or you’re going to end up naked and sore, tied to the floor of a van marked 'Free Candy,'" according to SaintPetersBlog.
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I love that he's owning it.quote:“Clearly, Ted Yoho and his supporters want to talk about anything other than his abysmal congressional record: a vote to fund Obamacare, a vote for the budget, a vote to cut Veterans benefits, and an isolationist foreign affairs policy. None of which liberal-libertarian Yoho is addressing, ” says Alex Patton, general consultant to the campaign. I also love the use of "liberal-libertarian" to describe Ted Yoho.
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Is "libertarian" supposed to make Yoho unappealing to primary voters? They don't all work themselves into a rage on Free Republic. Also, no one who has ever joked about doing a line has not done one.
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Reminder that Ted Yoho had to apologize for getting piss drunk on a Congressional junket and skinny-dipping in the Sea of Galilee last year.
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Joementum posted:Reminder that Ted Yoho had to apologize for getting piss drunk on a Congressional junket and skinny-dipping in the Sea of Galilee last year. Not before Eric Cantor put him and a couple of other freshmen in an agony booth in his office, reportedly.
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Apr 2, 2014 00:52
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Ted Yoho sounds like a pirate's name.
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Apr 2, 2014 00:57
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I hope Yoho is using the picture on the right in campaign commercials without any explanation.
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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Debate Disco > 2014 US Midterms:  vs. 
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Joementum posted:Reminder that Ted Yoho had to apologize for getting piss drunk on a Congressional junket and skinny-dipping in the Sea of Galilee last year. Jake Gothmeister vs. Ted YOLO, battle of the new millennium. Lutha Mahtin fucked around with this message at 02:48 on Apr 2, 2014 |
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I actually am happy that the Republican Party has White Wolf LARPers in it. Obviously, playing Role Playing games, (live action or not), and other superficial "geek culture" stuff doesn't exactly ensure that someone will be enlightened and compassionate about real policy issues. Still, all things considered, I think that exposure to any type of "alternative" culture has to give someone more perspective than just being a lawyer in your dad's firm. There is no way to wade through the subculture surrounding LARPing and not have your mind opened a little. Although, I have to know what Clan he is in. The picture makes him look like a Brujah!
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glowing-fish posted:Obviously, playing Role Playing games, (live action or not), and other superficial "geek culture" stuff doesn't exactly ensure that someone will be enlightened and compassionate about real policy issues. You must not have much exposure to the huge number of role players who are archetypal  "biotruths aren't so weird when you think about it" sort.
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Lutha Mahtin posted:You must not have much exposure to the huge number of role players who are archetypal Oh, I know they are there. I know especially that a lot of conservatives that get into these type of things are "fiscally conservative but socially liberal", where they might be a little open to different lifestyles but have no sense of systemic social justice. But all other things being equal, I think that any type of exposure to different subcultures is a good thing. Its the same with Marco Rubio praising Tupac: there is certainly a gap between the culture and the politics, but at some point I think the exposure might pay off a little. ...just don't ask me about Andrew Breitbart and Fishbone. That one still doesn't make sense.
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I remember back in 2012 when the Republicans tried to attack that one state senate candidate in Maine for playing World of Warcraft, and it backfired on them horribly.
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Gygaxian posted:I remember back in 2012 when the Republicans tried to attack that one state senate candidate in Maine for playing World of Warcraft, and it backfired on them horribly. The WoW user base likely dwarfs any possible interpretation of the larper community's population.
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Gygaxian posted:I remember back in 2012 when the Republicans tried to attack that one state senate candidate in Maine for playing World of Warcraft, and it backfired on them horribly.
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Lobbyists don't work for Code Red cap codes unfortunately.
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Michigan's Dave Camp will not seek re-election in the 2014 election. Good riddance. Article about Camp not running again in 2014. He's chair of the House Ways and Means committee. Fairly prestigious. http://www.politico.com/story/2014/03/dave-camp-michigan-reelection-105220.html HUGE PUBES A PLUS fucked around with this message at 21:01 on Apr 2, 2014 |
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Joementum posted:I love that he's owning it. He got helldumped, rolled with the punches, then riposted. Are you sure we don't have goons running in some of these elections?
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Joementum posted:I love that he's owning it. This is a great example of how much better Republicans are at the game of politics. A Dem would be tying themselves in knots over this. Their response amounts to "Yeah, so loving what, you prick."
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Just saw this posted on Tony Trupriano's FB page: quote:At U of M and just got this notice: This is Lisa Brown. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGS9vo1avVg
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HUGE PUBES A PLUS posted:Just saw this posted on Tony Trupriano's FB page:  That's my Clerk! Followers of the Gay Marriage thread may recall that she was a defendant in DeBoer v Snyder who sided with the plaintiffs.
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Swan Oat posted:Ted Yoho sounds like a pirate's name.  Or a skull joke
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There's running mates in Gubernatorial races? Like, Vice-Governor? How haven't I heard of this?!
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Lieutenant Governor, in most states I think it's usually a separate election for this position, but in Michigan it's both of them on the same ticket.
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Amphion posted:Lieutenant Governor, in most states I think it's usually a separate election for this position, but in Michigan it's both of them on the same ticket.  It's ten people, five of whom are appointed by the Lt. Governor or the Speaker of the Texas House, who are also members of the board. That means two people essentially control Texas's entire state budget. If you wonder why my state is so hosed up, here's a big reason why.
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What the gently caress does the legislature actually do if they don't even make the drat budget? I'm assuming they can at least offer amendments and the Budget Board just does the first draft or something?
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notthegoatseguy posted:What the gently caress does the legislature actually do if they don't even make the drat budget? I'm assuming they can at least offer amendments and the Budget Board just does the first draft or something? Protect the sanctity of life
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HUGE PUBES A PLUS posted:Just saw this posted on Tony Trupriano's FB page: Nice. LG candidates are usually colorless suits. This lady has got a lot of charisma, that's awesome.
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fade5 posted:
I always heard that TX Gov is a figurehead position, relatively speaking, when compared to other governors. This chart would seem to suggest that isn't the case. Where does the figurehead argument come from?
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Dr.Zeppelin posted:I always heard that TX Gov is a figurehead position, relatively speaking, when compared to other governors. This chart would seem to suggest that isn't the case. Where does the figurehead argument come from? This chart shows nominations made by the speaker and the Lt. Governor. The governor has traditionally been a figurehead since he has little direct executive authority, but he does make thousands of nominations to offices around the state. This is what allowed Rick Perry to accrue so much power over time--every appointed official in Texas was picked by him.
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Dr.Zeppelin posted:I always heard that TX Gov is a figurehead position, relatively speaking, when compared to other governors. This chart would seem to suggest that isn't the case. Where does the figurehead argument come from? Lt. Governor isn't the Governor. In Texas the Governor is a figurehead compared to the Lt., and you're looking at why.
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Dr.Zeppelin posted:I always heard that TX Gov is a figurehead position, relatively speaking, when compared to other governors. This chart would seem to suggest that isn't the case. Where does the figurehead argument come from? StarMagician posted:This chart shows nominations made by the speaker and the Lt. Governor. The governor has traditionally been a figurehead since he has little direct executive authority, but he does make thousands of nominations to offices around the state. This is what allowed Rick Perry to accrue so much power over time--every appointed official in Texas was picked by him. Basically, even though Wendy Davis is the one who's nationally well known, it's Leticia Van De Putte in the Lieutenant Governor's race who will really help in getting Texas unfucked. E: Sniped by evilweasel, but my post is a bit more in-depth. fade5 fucked around with this message at 17:33 on Apr 3, 2014 |
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Indiana's governor actually has a weaker veto pen than Texas'. Indiana has no line-item veto and a veto can be undone by a simple majority of the state legislature. Since most of the legislation and signing is done after the legislature lets out, it rarely happens since it is a pain in the rear end to call for special sessions. But it has been known to happen.
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evilweasel posted:Lt. Governor isn't the Governor. In Texas the Governor is a figurehead compared to the Lt., and you're looking at why. So basically it is like countries with a President/Prime Minister system, where the President is ceremonial and has a few official duties, but most of the wheeling and dealing is done by the Lieutenant Governor?
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notthegoatseguy posted:Indiana's governor actually has a weaker veto pen than Texas'. Indiana has no line-item veto and a veto can be undone by a simple majority of the state legislature. what good is a veto that only need a simple majority to overrule? Its basically just symbolic at that point right?
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Miltank posted:what good is a veto that only need a simple majority to overrule? Its basically just symbolic at that point right? It can be used by the congress to provide deniability to something they really don't want to enact, but don't want to be seen voting against. So they pass it and it gets vetoed and they don't follow up. That's extremely edge case-y and situational, so in general: yep, its useless.
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Miltank posted:what good is a veto that only need a simple majority to overrule? Its basically just symbolic at that point right? The rightful assumption that many things the executive would wish to veto also won't tend to have all that much support in the legislature. Some unpopular bill passes with say 53% in the legislature, governor vetoes, and then on the attempt to override a couple legislators change their minds and it dies with 49%.
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notthegoatseguy posted:Indiana's governor actually has a weaker veto pen than Texas'. Indiana has no line-item veto and a veto can be undone by a simple majority of the state legislature. Wow, and I though NC gave its legislature the most power. 3/5ths of the GA overrides a veto. It used to be higher, but then when the first GOP gov won election in 1984, the Democratic GA and it's LG made the mark lower. Then, when a GOP LG was elected in 1988 along with the GOP Gov, they took away all of his powers, too. It's now a useless position unless the Senate is split 25-25. Of course, all this was done assuming that while a GOP gov could be elected, the GA was iron-clad. Then 2010 happened and Bev Perdue was forced to retire by having all of her budgets overridden and replaced with horseshit that kept the economy down so Mayor McCheese could have a clear path to power. And now it's 100% GOP so gently caress em.
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