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Epic High Five posted:The best part about Trump running third party the whole time out of the purest, Nixonian anger against the GOP is that once he's laid waste to the party by splitting their vote in half when it was already insufficient, he can just say he was never really a Republican and they were huge dummies for letting him run as one. He almost ran for president as a Democrat, ya dummies! Sad!
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Reminder that five years ago tonight, we learned that Barack Obama was going to be re-elected.
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May 2, 2016 03:59
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SpiderHyphenMan posted:Reminder that five years ago tonight, we learned that Barack Obama was going to be re-elected. We also learned (but didn't realize) that Trump would be running in 2016
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Has Andrew Sullivan's new article made an appearance here yet? http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/04/america-tyranny-donald-trump.html The conclusion: Andrew Sullivan posted:"For Trump is not just a wacky politician of the far right, or a riveting television spectacle, or a Twitter phenom and bizarre working-class hero. He is not just another candidate to be parsed and analyzed by TV pundits in the same breath as all the others. In terms of our liberal democracy and constitutional order, Trump is an extinction-level event. It’s long past time we started treating him as such."
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May 2, 2016 04:06
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FAUXTON posted:Yeah, he scorched the gently caress out of the press, which was funny as poo poo. My favorite line of his was kind of a throwaway when he's like "Who you killing tonight?" to Obama. And he answered with a smile that says, "Wouldn't you like to know, Larry?" I am going to miss Obama. We are never going to have a president who can so regularly upstage the talent at the WHCD. Hey, can we bring him back to host? Imagine how goddamn salty the GOP would be if Obama hosted Hillary Clinton's Correspondence dinner?
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Mr. Fowl posted:And he answered with a smile that says, "Wouldn't you like to know, Larry?" Personally I don't think it would be appropriate for a sitting Supreme Court Justice to host such an event.
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May 2, 2016 04:14
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Honestly its going to be super strange for a former President to remain in DC after his term is over. I know its for his kid's school and not because the Obamas want to continue haunting DC and cast a pall over the next President but its still weird to think about 2 Presidents being in the city at the same time.
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May 2, 2016 04:15
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MC Nietzche posted:Honestly its going to be super strange for a former President to remain in DC after his term is over. I know its for his kid's school and not because the Obamas want to continue haunting DC and cast a pall over the next President but its still weird to think about 2 Presidents being in the city at the same time. For some reason this has conjured an image in my mind of Hillary sitting at her oval office desk writing something and trying to ignore Obama's head just barely peeking out of the windows behind her as he watches silently. Watches and judges.
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May 2, 2016 04:20
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Xanderkish posted:For some reason this has conjured an image in my mind of Hillary sitting at her oval office desk writing something and trying to ignore Obama's head just barely peeking out of the windows behind her as he watches silently. Watches and judges. It's not like Francis gives any fucks.
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May 2, 2016 04:21
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The Obama Foundation will be based in Chicago so I'm thinking he'll spend a lot of time there.
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BrandorKP posted:Has Andrew Sullivan's new article made an appearance here yet? lol, there should be some kind of middle ground between "Trump's a joke" and "aaaaaah we're all gonna die in the Trumpenreich", right?
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MC Nietzche posted:Honestly its going to be super strange for a former President to remain in DC after his term is over. I know its for his kid's school and not because the Obamas want to continue haunting DC and cast a pall over the next President but its still weird to think about 2 Presidents being in the city at the same time. I think you mean 3 Presidents 
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Spatula City posted:lol, there should be some kind of middle ground between "Trump's a joke" and "aaaaaah we're all gonna die in the Trumpenreich", right? The reference to, "only the lightest cork on the whirlpool. He didn’t plot all this thing.". Trump is both a joke and  
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Boon posted:I think you mean 3 Presidents One's a tough dog to keep on the porch.
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Mr Hootington posted:Apparently I won the lottery too. I'm guessing it has to do with supporting Bernie at one time. I was asking for it with the way I posted. However, it wouldn't surprise me if some sad, angry goon has been writing a poo poo list this whole time. I haven't said anything about bernie or the primaries the past few months.
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GalacticAcid posted:One's a tough dog to keep on the porch. I want a WHCD video where "Baker Street" is being played and there are shots of Willy crushing the sax Boon fucked around with this message at 04:44 on May 2, 2016 |
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Obama is going to be the Reagan of the left. Regardless of all his shortcomings, he was undeniably a cool and likeable President and that's really what will be remembered. I look forward to candidates in the 2044 Democratic Primary debates invoking his name reverently 
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bowser posted:Obama is going to be the Reagan of the left. Regardless of all his shortcomings, he was undeniably a cool and likeable President and that's really what will be remembered. I look forward to candidates in the 2044 Democratic Primary debates invoking his name reverently I think nearly three decades is more than enough time for Republicans to try to claim him à la JFK. "He'd totally be a Republican today", etc.
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bowser posted:Obama is going to be the Reagan of the left. Regardless of all his shortcomings, he was undeniably a cool and likeable President and that's really what will be remembered. I look forward to candidates in the 2044 Democratic Primary debates invoking his name reverently I sure hope not. The reason he can be spoken thusly is that he went quietly and quickly into the night. Obama being younger and less Alzheimer's-y has years of making GBS threads on the GOP left in him.
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bowser posted:Obama is going to be the Reagan of the left. Regardless of all his shortcomings, he was undeniably a cool and likeable President and that's really what will be remembered. I look forward to candidates in the 2044 Democratic Primary debates invoking his name reverently Don't worry, the winner will plug into the Obama Memorial, forcing their cyber brain to experience Dreams from the Father and become permanently imbued with fraction of his essence.
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MC Nietzche posted:Honestly its going to be super strange for a former President to remain in DC after his term is over. I know its for his kid's school and not because the Obamas want to continue haunting DC and cast a pall over the next President but its still weird to think about 2 Presidents being in the city at the same time.
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bowser posted:Obama is going to be the Reagan of the left. Regardless of all his shortcomings, he was undeniably a cool and likeable President and that's really what will be remembered. I look forward to candidates in the 2044 Democratic Primary debates invoking his name reverently Except Obama actually did good things for the country and world.
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BrandorKP posted:Has Andrew Sullivan's new article made an appearance here yet? I don't know what inspires more visceral hatred within me, Andrew Sullivan describing Trump as a working class hero or the fact that he's right (white working class only).
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From the way people are talking about it, you'd think Obama was moving in across the street from the White House. Wacky sitcom hijinks ensue!
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Can Larry Wilmore write jokes for someone who can actually tell jokes? Maybe make him a contributor to something hosted by Jessica Williams?
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Nessus posted:I thought they were getting out as fast as they could. Are they staying so their youngest can finish at her local high school? That's what they want you to think. The real reason is because Hillary is going to re-write the constitution so that Obama can be crowned King of The United States of America, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Samoa, and Mariana Islands.
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Ron Jeremy posted:I sure hope not. The reason he can be spoken thusly is that he went quietly and quickly into the night. Obama being younger and less Alzheimer's-y has years of making GBS threads on the GOP left in him. With the current direction the GOP has been moving in, Obama will be able to keep making GBS threads on them for sure, while doing great things like Carter has post-presidency. His legacy can only get better from here if he doesn't do anything stupid. DemeaninDemon posted:Except Obama actually did good things for the country and world. Oh no doubt, and it will be a delight watching Republicans slowly realize what a big mistake popularizing the term 'Obamacare' was as more people thank it for saving their lives or their children's lives.
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Xanderkish posted:For some reason this has conjured an image in my mind of Hillary sitting at her oval office desk writing something and trying to ignore Obama's head just barely peeking out of the windows behind her as he watches silently. Watches and judges. Obama is gonna turn into the kid that rushed a frat and then never made any other friends. And now he just hangs out at the frat house on weekends even though he's 30 and no one knows who the gently caress he is. And no one can kick him out, cause thems the rules and he knows the door code and you can't change the door code cause you lost the manual and everyone is too lazy to call the manufacturer. Anyway, 12, 16, or 20 years from now the new president is gonna get sworn in and they're gonna go into the Oval Office and Obama gonna be sitting there drinking a beer and smoking and poo poo and the new president is gonna turn to his security detail and go "the gently caress is that?" And the secret service guy is gonna shrug his shoulders and be like "gently caress if I know, sir. Just ignore him if you can..."
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Doesn't Michell despise the entire Washington DC scene? Please, she goes by Michelle now. Anyway yeah that's what people say. It's pretentious enough here as someone totally uninvolved in politics. I can't imagine what they have to deal with.
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Barudak posted:That's what they want you to think. The real reason is because Hillary is going to re-write the constitution so that Obama can be crowned King of The United States of America, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Samoa, and Mariana Islands. A new age of Guam independence.
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bowser posted:With the current direction the GOP has been moving in, Obama will be able to keep making GBS threads on them for sure, while doing great things like Carter has post-presidency. His legacy can only get better from here if he doesn't do anything stupid. Wonder how much money the birth control mandate will save American tax payers in the long run. Fiance's IUD cost the copay plus a pregnancy test. It's great.
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A Man With A Plan posted:Please, she goes by Michelle now. Anyway yeah that's what people say. It's pretentious enough here as someone totally uninvolved in politics. I can't imagine what they have to deal with. What really is so bad about DC? I only visited briefly but it seemed fine, aside from the metro escalators exposed to the open air (what were they thinking?).
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Nocturtle posted:What really is so bad about DC? Some people in DC think he's a positive portrayal. Basically it's the land of Ted Cruzites. And the whole town gets treated like Disneyland overnight, resetting it's opulence for the morning crowd.
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BrandorKP posted:Has Andrew Sullivan's new article made an appearance here yet? There were/are much crazier people in American politics than Trump. Some were even presidents. I think we're relatively okay all things considered.
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Doesn't Michell despise the entire Washington DC scene? Very much so. At the dinner the other night Barack made a joke about her jumping the White House fence. "It's just nine more months, baby."
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Nocturtle posted:What really is so bad about DC? I only visited briefly but it seemed fine, aside from the metro escalators exposed to the open air (what were they thinking?). DC's actually pretty great. People in politics in DC can be terrible, but most people don't actually have to deal with them. The President is an exception there, but once they're out of the White House most of that misery is gone.
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Mystery Goomba posted:There were/are much crazier people in American politics than Trump. Some were even presidents. I think we're relatively okay all things considered. Yeah, on the one hand I'm glad people are panicking because that's an appropriate expression of the country's sociopolitical immune system recognizing and preparing to destroy a rather nasty infection, but on the other hand it's so dead certain that it'll be dealt with and disposed of in a few months that I just can't be bothered to start writing about how Trump COULD BE OUR DEMOCRACY'S EXTINCTION  IT'S JUST LIKE PLATO PREDICTED WE ARE IN A "LATE-STAGE DEMOCRACY" THE END IS NIGH etc. ...I swear to god though every time I post this someone quotes me to start lecturing about how TrumpTopia is more likely than I think!!! so never fear I'm going to vote and protest and whatever as much as anyone but come on literally no one's going to let those tiny hands get anywhere near the nuclear launch codes. Nocturtle posted:What really is so bad about DC? I only visited briefly but it seemed fine, aside from the metro escalators exposed to the open air (what were they thinking?). DC is cool and good, our psychopath/egomaniac per capita rate is higher than average but this only makes it easier to find people to ridicule, and those rates still aren't as high as Manhattan. Not that this is too difficult. ...that said apologies in advance to women looking for hot dates here because hoo boy it is true that the straight dating scene is flooded with (People Who Think They're) The Next President of the United States. Combed Thunderclap fucked around with this message at 05:54 on May 2, 2016 |
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