Hurricane Sandy killed Romney now.
hahahhahaha
Do these people listen to themselves? Forget Halo 4, this is entertainment.
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Hurricane Sandy killed Romney now.
hahahhahaha
Do these people listen to themselves? Forget Halo 4, this is entertainment.
My wife is literally lol'ing at "Rapin' 12" Well-played, Doc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc Holliday
Todd Akin shuts the whole thing down and concedes defeat. Good riddance.
How did he think it prudent to keep going after his rape debacle? Also can't the conventions reign in a horrible candidate before they cause too much damage?Quote:
Originally Posted by Diff-chan
WOLF BLITZER HAS A MAJOR PROJECTION TO MAKE!
Ohio goes Obama. The race is over.
My favorite is when he cuts people off abruptly in the midst of a sentence to make a projection.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brisco Bold
CNN still has the President at 256. I guess it hasn't called Ohio yet, but Fox has.
John King is still playing with his "magic wall."
"Hey let's cut to our correspondent in Chicago... Oh shit, it's too loud there, let's talk to someone else!"Quote:
Originally Posted by Drewbacca
Called it at 11:18Quote:
Originally Posted by Nick
"Get that microphone right up to your mouth." Actual. Quote.
Nearly four whole minutes before Fox news started blaming the waning white vote. Who had the over?
Tonight I saw the word "Republicunts" for the first time.
Also Obama won. So suck it, Republicunts.
Turned to Fox, I am thirsty for some delicious tears.
I don't know what we were thinking putting Romney out there to try and win this thing. I mean, I'm a republican and I wouldn't have dreamed of voting for him. Why couldn't we have had that cool fat dude from NJ or something? He would have put up a fight. He seems real.
Romney...how was that the best we had? Existing as a Party status should be revoked for 10 years if that is the best ya got.
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Originally Posted by A Robot Bit Me
Never in a million years would I have guessed you a Republican.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheebs
Incumbent election is time for the opposition party's B-team. Think of Dole or Kerry. Christie (who sucks btw) will be around in 2016 guaranteed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheebs
So now that the obvious is over with, on to the tasty side-dishes. Like if Michelle Bachmann gets voted out. 50/50 chance right now, with Bachmann being ahead by a hair over 1000 votes with 42% reporting, according to CNN. Her lead has been narrowing all night, so I'm holding out a bit of hope she might, maybe (possibly) be on the crazy train out of town.
James
Man, we went through all this drama, all these negative ads, all this Americans calling other Americans "idiots," all this smugness and nastiness on both sides, all this spending, and we end up with a Democratic president, a Democratic Senate, and a Republican House? And did we learn anything besides not to believe anyone claiming to offer "unskewed polls"? For all practical purposes, we're exactly where we would have been without an election.
So, where's Yoshi? Oh, there he is:
Attachment 67496
My dad thinks/jokes that there is a conspiracy and both sides just work together to do stuff like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diff-chan
With fuck heads like Kerry and Ole Rom, I don't know if he is wrong.
Well, we learned that rich people can't buy an election - these fucks spent $550 million to get Romney in office. We learned that people don't like dismissive comments about rape. We learned that pundits are mostly retards, but we learn that every election.
Remember the whole establishment GOP was oriented towards making Obama "a one-term President" the past four years. They failed, so what do they do next?
Nate Silver wasn't anymore right with this outcome than he would have been wrong if Romney had won, because that's not how probability works.
He's going to be the biggest name in the 2016 election, though.
Ensure that he doesnt get a third!
Theyre almost positive that they can pull that off!
HOW IS SHE NOT GETTING CLOBBERED?!?!?!?!Quote:
Originally Posted by James
But what is it that losing candidates often say? Something about raising the tone of the debate, having a lasting effect on the dialogue? The tone actually got worse. This country is in terrible shape. I'd say the Republican Party just needs to go away, but it does represent half of our shameful electorate.
Where do Repubs go from here? Batshit insane-o will be even less effective in 2016
waste time, money, bitch about the left, drag their feet on getting anything done and scare the shit out of old people with no real plans of improving the things that could 'unscare' them?Quote:
Originally Posted by Diff-chan
Clinton 1992.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diff-chan
And I prefer to not think of Kerry. Ever.
Back to the drawing board. Find a way to stay away from "values" issues.
I strongly disagree with Republicans who say that President Obama "has no mandate." Sure, the vote numbers were very close, but his mandate is the same now as in 2008. As foolish as it may sound (and, God, I hope I'm not wandering into Andrew Sullivan territory), America overall didn't elect Barack Obama because we thought he was going to be a brilliant economic and international policy wizard. Rather, it was to be a uniter, because he sold himself as being above the noise and post-partisan. I never thought he would do it, but I'm not stubborn enough to believe he can't - even after the last four years.
If he gets past the recent months when he was little more than just another political manipulator, he can transform himself into the role model so many voters made him out to be. (I'm talking about a role model on the top level, not in a rags-to-riches or hard-worker kind of way.) I truly don't think he's going to do more good than that.
Kerry and Romney might literally be the same person. If Romney robbed a 7-11, Kerry could totally get picked out of the police line up at the very least.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fe 26
Going on midnight Eastern and Karl Rove will not concede.
I have no problem with this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheebs
Rove is not a big fan of statistics
Colorado just legalized weed.
I feel like if John Huntsman had won the Primary, we'd be swearing in a Republican president right now.
Also gonna start smoking weed and quit my job cause it's legal.
Now for the rest of us.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brisco Bold
I think Maine just did a gay marriage thing, too.
Yes....yes we did. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Brisco Bold
How are you going to buy weed then?Quote:
Originally Posted by Thief Silver
I might have voted Hunstman, the little from him I heard I liked. Mittens was/is a shit bag at being a politician.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thief Silver
I do want to know why Foxnews and CNN are giving Ohio to Obama while showing a higher number for Mittens.
N/M numbers just updated.
Watching Rove argue with Fox News that they were wrong was delicious to watch
That's the trillion-dollar question, isn't it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diff-chan
Also I think I need to make plans to go visit finch and Kevin now
phone time
http://www.the-nextlevel.com/tnl/att...1&d=1352265047
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It's delicious.
I'm sure all those people absolutely have deep understanding of economic and political issues.
Holy shit, that dude's career can't be long for this world after saying that shit! He just accused every person who is not a white male of wanting...things...directly! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Brisco Bold
Those tweetists do know their name and photo is right there, right?
I would've considered voting for Huntsman as well if he had gotten the nod. Too bad he never had a shot.
silver linings!
first encumbant to lose electoral votes (is that true?) election over election
According to MSNBC, Obama cleaned up on Hispanic votes.
If true, Romney probably lost the minute he uttered that self-deportation phrase trying to out-crazy Rick Perry.
Nope.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheebs
'average' and 'below average' people don't know how the internet worksQuote:
Originally Posted by Cheebs
I'm sure all their "followers" are racists, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheebs
Obama is starting to pull ahead in popular vote too.
Weed was also legalized in Washington.
I heard Prop 64 passed. I guess I may be moving to CO.
has anyone looked at the tweets of the n word vs Obama's political actions?
Yeah like ten posts ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fe 26
Nah. Even if Huntsman had won, he still wouldn't have been sworn in on election night.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thief Silver
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Originally Posted by Gondolin
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Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name
The Rapin' Twelve are twelve Senate candidates who support forcing rape victims to bare their assailant's spawn. They are:Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Meach
Loss - Akin MO
Loss - Mourdock IN
Win - Cruz TX
Loss - Smith PA
Loss - Raese WV
Loss - MacGovern VT
Win - Fischer NE
Loss - Mandel OH
Loss - Hoekstra MI
Loss - Long NY
Loss - Baumgartner WA
Loss - Berg ND
no, like the total number of tweets. Not brisco cherry picking them. You do know you can look at that, right? Charts and everything!
Speaking of racist, I'm proud of MS for giving Oboma 43%. A little bit more and the state might have went blue.
Why do you continue to do that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fe 26
Same reason you continue to validate his existence.
Because Obama reminds me of that shitty college
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I'm surprised VA went to Obama.
I think that Obama will eventually win Florida, leaving him with 332 electoral votes. Not for nothing but all the polls and indicators had this election telegraphed in January, no matter what pundits were saying about ties. This stuff isn't hard.
Doc: My statement you quoted there wasn't in reference to your Rapin' Twelve. It was aimed at SSJN's post above yours. :)
Christie wouldn't have been nominated for exactly the reason he would have won: He's pro-choice. Historically, the religious bullshit has given Republicans a loyal base, but at this point, it's not worth alienating the female vote, which they overwhelmingly have now.
that tends to happen with the hardcore religious.
I can't think of many modern world religions that promote women's rights under a conservative interpretation.
Whatever. I understand basic economic principles and it is unsustainable to spend more than you bring in. That is not a hard concept for our government to follow nor should it be. And to think the US can just keep spending (remember, we're $16T in the hole and counting) or printing money to solve our economic problems is naive, careless thinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by bbobb
Dude, the federal government brings in exactly as much as it feels like since it makes the cash, literally makes it.
The federal reserve is not a part of the federal government.
That's why I didn't say Federal Reserve.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
They're the thing that makes the cash, though.
Well the Federal Reserve both is and isn't part of the federal government. Congress sets the Fed's mandate (low unemployment and low inflation) and the President appoints the board of governors. The Fed's main tool in monetary policy is buying/selling treasury bonds.
Under control of Washington last I knew. If I'm wrong please point it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
The government cannot tell the fed what to do. If they wanted things to look REALLY good just before an election (totally doable via printing money), they would be unable. Which is a good thing.
Semantically you're wrong, practically you're correct.
Yea, and while the President appoints the board of governors, their term lasts beyond one President's entire term.
Like I said, it is a unique system.
Oh no?Quote:
Originally Posted by Anthony
http://money.cnn.com/2012/09/13/news...qe3/index.html
I won't dispute there certainly is some level of influence, it is considerably different then them just setting the buy/sell policy.
Let's say you own a perpetuity (an annuity that never expires). It guarantees a cash flow every year until the end of time. You go to the bank and need a loan. Banks issue loans based on the ability to repay. Will the bank ever turn you down?Quote:
Originally Posted by Type Ryan
Now let's say that you pay back your loan in macguffins, and you own a macguffin factory. You literally make the thing you use to pay your loan. Will the bank ever turn you down?
No. There are other factors in place though. If you make too many macguffins, the value for them will drop and as such you couldn't pay your loans with worthless goods. So you can't go too crazy. But you can always look at the newspaper to see how expensive each macguffin is before you decide whether or not to take on that loan.
I understand the example, but I just have a hard time wrapping my brain around the logic of "just print more money to pay off the debt". It doesn't make sense to me. Like you said, it devalues and makes worthless the very thing we use to pay off debts. So why would we think it's a good idea when we know that printing too much money is a bad thing? It's not a long-term, sustainable solution.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diff-chan
While the US may own about 2/3 of its debt, the fact that another third is owned by other countries is ridiculous considering how "wealthy" the US is. Keeping our financial house in order reduces our dependancy on other nations, and ALL the money can be kept in-house and used for OUR needs. Imo and all, but what do I know?
Well, I don't think that anyone is proposing that we start printing money like crazy. I think people just point it out to say that no, the federal government is not like any other borrowing entity.
Printing money is not a sustainable solution. Thing is, cutting spending or raising taxes isn't really sustainable either, since the next Congress can just undo that work. We've seen it before.
Getting people back to work, getting people good and well-paying jobs so they can pay more taxes - that is a sustainable solution.
Yeah the point isn't that we can just print money to fix it. The point is that IF (really big if) any of the debts were to come due and we couldn't pay it with current income then more money could just be printed to fix it. That is not a positive solution obviously and will not happen in all truth but it is why you can't compare govt debt to household debt. The US can always payoff all debts if necessary so running a deficit for a while and having debt is not a big deal
Again. Over the looooong term we don't want it which is why some efforts need made to rectify it but it is not at all the top priority and shouldn't be
Turned on talk radio, theyre all crying the end is near. A 245 point stock drop is just the beginning!
Four more years of this garbage. I do t know how anyone Right or Left can listen to this crap every day. It is tiring!
I had an uncle that printed extra money to pay off his debts, so what are you gentlemen talking about?
I'm looking forward to seeing how the Republicans are going to convince minorities and women to vote for them - it's starting to look like they can't win without some of them.
I think Latinos can be a natural fit for the GOP. Many of those communities stress religion, conservative values, and fiscal responsibility.
This is the election the GOP feared, and it's only going to get worse for them going forward.Quote:
Originally Posted by dave is ok
The GOP has been shitting on them for years, calling them leeches and telling them they should just go home (even if living here legally). Saying "Hey, we love Jesus too!" isn't going to cut it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nick
And you can't claim that Republicans are fiscally responsible after Bush and the budget ceiling fiasco
The GOP has made it very clear that only Cubans are welcome in their tent. The other Latino communities aren't dumb, they know the deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nick
I said it upthread, Romney probably lost the election once "self-deportation" left his lips. Thing is, "self-deportation" has been going around in right-wing circles for years. It's what the base want to hear. This is very bad for them as a party.
There is very little that can't be justified by Jesus.Quote:
Originally Posted by dave is ok
Do they need to be fiscally responsible in an absolute sense, or do they just have to portray themselves as the party of fiscal responsibility? Wasn't there a study about Fox News viewers tending to be less informed than those that didn't watch any news?Quote:
Originally Posted by dave is ok