http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2015/dec/13/politifact-partnering-nbc-news-2016-election/
x-post --Chuck Todd will now feel emboldened to continue with the both-sides-do-it equivalence in the same manner
― curmudgeon, Monday, 14 December 2015 20:34 (eight years ago) link
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/14/can-you-justify-these-lies
― Mordy, Monday, 14 December 2015 20:49 (eight years ago) link
Jeb is not excited about administering this proctology examhttp://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/12/15/us/15bushattack-web/15bushattack-web-master675.jpg
― Οὖτις, Monday, 14 December 2015 21:01 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/q0dVtT7.jpg
― Karl Malone, Monday, 14 December 2015 22:04 (eight years ago) link
lol Pataki
― you're breaking the NAP (DJP), Monday, 14 December 2015 22:05 (eight years ago) link
31.4 Trump 16.3 Cruz 13.3 Rubio 12.6 Carson
60% of the Republican party prefers one of Trump, Cruz or Carson.
― Mordy, Monday, 14 December 2015 22:07 (eight years ago) link
cruz and rubio's gains have come at the expense of carson, while trump keeps flaming out
of course, to counter that you 538's usual "why are you reading an article on this website right now? none of this matters!" article
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/polls-suggest-trump-will-win-between-8-percent-and-64-percent-of-the-vote/
― Karl Malone, Monday, 14 December 2015 22:10 (eight years ago) link
(which, to be fair, is probably right. it's just funny that all of their content has to come with the caveat that you shouldn't be reading their content)
― Karl Malone, Monday, 14 December 2015 22:11 (eight years ago) link
my go-to crazy crew is trump/cruz/carson/fiorina. i view all four of them as the cream of the bonkers crop. give me a second and i'll update my patented crazy crew aggregation chart, based off of RCP's data
― Karl Malone, Monday, 14 December 2015 22:14 (eight years ago) link
come on angry republicans take a step back and look at that graph dr. morbius posted, you still have time to vote for a candidate that is 'mostly truthful' a whopping 51% of the time jeez ys wingnuts
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Monday, 14 December 2015 22:21 (eight years ago) link
maybe i'm misreading it but fiorina codes more as high-powered business woman to me than wingnut
― Mordy, Monday, 14 December 2015 22:24 (eight years ago) link
like w/ no relevance to what her actual positions might be just what i imagine her supporters like about her
― Mordy, Monday, 14 December 2015 22:25 (eight years ago) link
ok, this uses the underlying polls that RCP tracks, not the poll averages:
http://i.imgur.com/Do8dCvs.jpg
― Karl Malone, Monday, 14 December 2015 22:26 (eight years ago) link
yeah, i guess fiorina's insanity is debatable. i guess she really freaked me out during the second GOP debate. something about the intensity of her delivery + the rehearsed nature of it freaked me out. hard to explain. luckily for the sake of my groundbreaking work, though, including her or not barely makes a difference to the crazy crew's overall dominance.
― Karl Malone, Monday, 14 December 2015 22:29 (eight years ago) link
do you all like the little arrow i put on the right side? if my calculations are correct they should be at about 300% by february, har har
― Karl Malone, Monday, 14 December 2015 22:30 (eight years ago) link
60% of the Republican party
"likely voters," who are not the party
watch for the nominee to be not-one-of-those-three
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Monday, 14 December 2015 22:31 (eight years ago) link
rubio, then? it's definitely possible, but cruz has so much money.
― Karl Malone, Monday, 14 December 2015 22:33 (eight years ago) link
i beseech you (poor morons) to break out of your fact free bubble and vote for a candidate that is maybe only lying 49% of the time (maybe less!)
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Monday, 14 December 2015 22:48 (eight years ago) link
That whole thing where Fiorina made up a clip from the Planned Parenthood videos and then refused to retract it when everyone pointed out it didn't exist. I think that's her claim to wingnut fame. But compared to the of the repub field, that seems quite mild, perhaps.
― Frederik B, Monday, 14 December 2015 22:53 (eight years ago) link
Are polls even down to the "likely voter" point yet? Thought that was one of 538's recurring mantras, that as it gets closer to the actual voting, the polls will be refining down to a likely-voter model but I can't remember how they do that or when.
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 14 December 2015 22:55 (eight years ago) link
surprised no one is hammering the 'but the futures markets say otherwise' stuff in the press this time around
― carly rae jetson (thomp), Monday, 14 December 2015 23:32 (eight years ago) link
caption this photo plzhttps://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/sOtAI3p0s_iO04bgGF3Muw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODAwO2lsPXBsYW5l/http://40.media.tumblr.com/f1447cdfe580142be6ed97fec6c25901/tumblr_inline_nzd6f5OhSN1tdoo3z_1280.jpg
― Οὖτις, Monday, 14 December 2015 23:39 (eight years ago) link
Feel like the services of St Sanders are needed
― lute bro (brimstead), Monday, 14 December 2015 23:42 (eight years ago) link
saw my first Rubio bumper sticker today
― sleeve, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 00:43 (eight years ago) link
http://i68.tinypic.com/91e7ow.jpg
― Display Namf oh shit, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 01:37 (eight years ago) link
i made an homage to the pioneering politicians with dildos guy, but warning, extremely NSFW
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 03:24 (eight years ago) link
it's also kind of disturbing, sorry
an acquaintance made this (also nsfw)
https://twitter.com/_markallen/status/663812185563369472
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 03:57 (eight years ago) link
@the_intercept 18hMarco Rubio, who is raising money from telecom industry, asked FCC to let states block municipal broadband services.
https://theintercept.com/2015/12/14/marco-rubio-pushes-to-block-low-cost-high-speed-broadband/
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 15:45 (eight years ago) link
Trump supporter screams "Sieg Heil" at Black Lives Matter protestor during Trump rally:http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Donald-Trump-Supporters-Scream-Nazi-Salute-6699265.php
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 16:46 (eight years ago) link
this was retweeted by cruz himself
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CWSK8ufVAAIByS-.jpg
― goole, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 17:49 (eight years ago) link
he has the face of a disney villain
― Mordy, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 17:49 (eight years ago) link
https://twitter.com/caseyscomments/status/676818638205128705
― goole, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 17:50 (eight years ago) link
queue Michael Sembello-themed campaign commercial
― Check Yr Scrobbles (Moodles), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 17:50 (eight years ago) link
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/disney/images/4/45/Ratcliffe.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20121020201453
― Mordy, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 17:51 (eight years ago) link
he's coocoo for constitutionpuffs
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 17:51 (eight years ago) link
i am seeing a cinema classic w/ Karl Malone tonight, who never suspected i just wanted him to skip the evening's GOP freakshow for his mental health
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 17:53 (eight years ago) link
finally going to rescreen Ghostbusters eh
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 17:57 (eight years ago) link
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/428515/conservative-leaders-ted-cruz-earns-allegiance-private-meeting
Tony Perkins of FRC runs his own straw poll (a non-smoke-filled room); they see it as cruz vs rubio
really interesting, esp the attitude toward trump. evangelicals (at least their leadership) really aren't into him.
― goole, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 18:06 (eight years ago) link
why would they be, he is really clearly not one of them
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 18:07 (eight years ago) link
Trump is complete and total anathema to evangelicals, who are all about helping refugees (that they can then convert into Christians)
― you're breaking the NAP (DJP), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 18:10 (eight years ago) link
https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/.rmr6fD2Fy5izZHEJS.AYA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9NjE4O2g9NDEy/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/TheWrap/Donald_Trump_Avoids_Nazi_Salute-248304b5022a3e69b43adc9e3a4aeed0
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 20:35 (eight years ago) link
― you're breaking the NAP (DJP), Tuesday, December 15, 2015 1:10 PM (2 hours ago)
eh most "evangelicals" don't think this hard
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 15 December 2015 20:48 (eight years ago) link
yeah neither do American consumers. i really doubt his bank account is going to suffer any consequences if he loses and takes a long vacation (after courting Nazis)
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 20:54 (eight years ago) link
http://www.religionnews.com/2015/11/18/evangelicals-torn-admitting-refugees-us-analysis/http://www.npr.org/2015/11/19/456577699/evangelical-groups-tell-political-leaders-jesus-was-a-refugeehttp://www.christianpost.com/news/syrian-refugees-evangelical-immigration-table-resettlement-christians-muslims-terror-fear-151675/http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/11/politics/national-refugee-sunday/http://www.worldevangelicals.org/refugees/http://nae.net/nae-calls-for-continued-resettlement-of-refugees/
There is certainly debate within the evangelical community on what the best way forward is but the messages coming from their leadership and organizations are pretty unambiguous on this point.
― you're breaking the NAP (DJP), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 21:03 (eight years ago) link
That Trump pic looks like he's trying to do the McKayla Maroney "not impressed" face
http://www.amerikaliturk.com/media/images/112012/obamadudak.jpg
― medley of extemporanea (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 21:05 (eight years ago) link
― k3vin k., Tuesday, December 15, 2015
yeah no, k3vin
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 21:05 (eight years ago) link
more stuff from republicanland:
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/12/gop-billionaires-cant-seem-to-buy-this-election.html
this story is amazing:
GOP donor class could have saved themselves millions by, like, reading sam wang and nate silver instead of listening to karl rove. they really thought mitt would win, and they're pissed now.
― goole, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 21:05 (eight years ago) link
The savviest GOP candidates have capitalized on this shift. In fact, Cruz’s campaign fund-raising apparatus seems designed to let donors roll up their sleeves. Cruz contributors can specify how they want their money spent, much in the way universities allow benefactors to earmark their donations for a new science wing or aquatics center. “If you’re a donor, you can say, ‘I want to see this money used for Iowa,’ ” one strategist told me. “It’s a way to entice donors. They look at it like fantasy football.”
lol oh god hahahaha
― goole, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 21:06 (eight years ago) link
― k3vin k., Tuesday, December 15, 2015 3:48 PM
i wouldn't paint evangelicals with such a broad stroke. at this point their choices are:
- Cruz (who only wants Christian refugees, determined by a method that doesn't exist, so i doubt he's too worried about converting them)- Carson (evangelical favorite because he doesn't believe in evolution, supports innovative Joseph/Pharoah/Pyramids fan fiction, and connects taxation to tithing, somehow)- Santorum/Huckabee (the old standbys, and they definitely pass the Do You Hate The Right People? test, but they've also demonstrated that they can't win an election)- Trump (he may not be a good Christian, but he's demonstrated that he's willing to throw away notions of working with Muslims. he's willing to explicitly define them as Others. enough of this PC garbage, Christianity is the one true religion and we should stop pretending that others are worthy of respect, etc etc. i know this comes across as a gross caricature but my source is 18 years of attending an evangelical church in missouri. there are plenty of christians who really want to work with people of other religions, help out refugees, and emulate Jesus as much as they can. there are also plenty of christians who are big ol' fucking bigoted assholes who see no contradiction between listening to Hannity/Limbaugh/Jones on the way to wednesday night bible study)
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 21:06 (eight years ago) link