I've had people say it's a hardening, actually ~ US presidential election 2016 part 9/11 never forget

i suspect 30% of the NFL probably is at least. there's a reason why we don't like to listen to most of these people talk about non-football stuff

wonder what his fav Kanye album is xpost

look at this fucken fraud

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/10/06/us/06REPUBSj1/06REPUBSj1-master768.jpg

max is good on kaine's abortion position

https://twitter.com/max_read/status/783497271161843712

lol

one of my close friends is married to the PP lobbyist for (since they had to consolidate after dramatic underfunding) a large swath of the midwest. supporting Hillary was obvious because she'd immediately show up, do events, and until the compromise shit comes, sign any bill in favor

still amazed how badly Sanders whiffed it on that front. his entire thing was advocating this ideal no-tuition single-payer (maybe even basic income) post-now ideal which shrugged at existing institutions that keep things running today. I mean, there's an inordinate amount of status quo justification, but this blue sky "everyone will have all the health care they will ever need and we won't need PP or charity clinics or whatever so my campaign doesn't connect to them" is a recurring issue. even if you're planning to address things long term, where is the transition

The Clinton rapid response video guy quoted in this story

https://www.wired.com/2016/10/vp-debate-rapid-response-video-saw-coming/

is a high school friend of mine. They're pretty darn quick.

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I sang with him in college!

you say that about everyone tbh

lol

Funny cuz true

I didn't sing with DJP in college

when did you sing with him

Did not know that. Tiny world.

when did you sing with him

― Neanderthal, Wednesday, October 5, 2016

I sang along to his Mountain Goats track

lol Yglesias in 2008:

By Matthew Yglesias

There are very few members of congress with whom I’ve ever had the opportunity to discuss a substantive matter of public policy. But as it happens, one of them — the one with whom I’ve had the second-longest exchange — is Mike Pence (R-IN) who I’ve seen on television today repeatedly discussing the Republican Study Group’s “plan” for the financial crisis. And I can tell you this about Mike Pence: he has no idea what he’s talking about. The man is a fool, who deserves to be laughed at. He’s almost stupid enough to work in cable television.

I work with a dude from Indiana, he says Pence is dumb as shit and is not liked at all in his home state. Concedes he came off alright last night.

exhibit A: http://web.archive.org/web/20010415085348/http://mikepence.com/smoke.html

what about all the people who DON'T die from smoking?

did he have a good read of reality, or an incredibly bad read of what makes for good political capital? prob both xxxp

"In fact, 2 out of every three smokers does not die from a smoking related illness"

wait what, if I smoke it's a 1/3 chance I will die from it holy shit

"the 1/3rd of people that die from smoking all signed an affidavit saying they were ok not living"

Pence actually did sketch a good picture of hyper-caffeinated people in SUVs buying fast food being a major danger, respect

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikax0Y0NJsY

Amazing to me how someone can be this proficient at public speaking yet so incredibly stupid.

"we can't have evolved, look at my ears"

i mean, if anyone is evidence against the theory of evolution... xp gah

real recognize real

That is an amazingly dumb argument. He's holding up an article containing new confirming evidence about human evolution as proof that the theory of evolution can change, since it's based on evidence. Therefore, teach every theory!

Christian not understanding the scientific usage of the word "theory" shockah

I'm sure no article about that fossil find stated there's now a new theory because of it. Yet he thinks there must be. Leave the science to the smart people, dude.

amazed he didn't just bring a live monkey into the meeting and say "WHADYA HAVE TO SAY TO THAT?"

the way he says "I guess the textbooks will need to be changed"at 2:17 is every "ya ever think about THAT, mr science guy!" idiot in microcosm.

like the theory that was believed in by every signer of the declaration of independence

uh-huh

idk so,etimes it helps to have a voice of reason saying that no, this single case isn't enough of a change to modify textbooks but some studies and articles will be updated, sure

From what I understand, Jefferson and Franklin compromised with Adams by using "Creator" instead of "God" when all they really wanted to do was strike that presumption altogether.

"the Make-People Guy"

"whatever"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trump-explains-how-to-pronounce-nevada-nevadans-correct-him/2016/10/05/ed300716-8b56-11e6-8cdc-4fbb1973b506_video.html

having known several nevada republicans, he just lost my home state

"NEH-vuh-duh"

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13006711_10153720368589069_7235166165145438619_n.jpg?oh=0e4ab0eb931f85685b61f1b56213bd5e&oe=586F76D5

Donald J. Trump’s support has plunged across the swing-state map over the last 10 days, wiping out his political recovery from September and threatening to undo weeks of Republican gains in the battle for control of Congress.

For his party, Mr. Trump’s reversal in fortune comes at the worst possible moment: Having muted their criticism of Mr. Trump in hopes that he could at least run competitively through Election Day, Republicans must decide in the next few days, rather than weeks, whether to seek distance from his wobbly campaign.

Should Mr. Trump falter badly in his second debate with Hillary Clinton on Sunday in St. Louis, Republican congressional candidates may take it as a cue to flee openly from their nominee, said two senior Republicans involved at high levels of the campaign who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss private party strategy.

Mr. Trump has already slipped perceptibly in public polls, trailing widely this week in Pennsylvania and by smaller margins in Florida and North Carolina — three states he cannot afford to lose. But private polling by both parties shows an even more precipitous drop, especially among independent voters, moderate Republicans and women, according to a dozen strategists from both parties who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the data was confidential.

The most amazing thing about 'deplorables' still is how many people decided to make it a term of pride. Which I'm all "Hey, great job on owning yourself."

That doesn't seem so surprising to me - common folk don't "deplore", it's like sarcastically referring to yourselves as 'proles'.

it = calling yourself deplorable in your twitter handle.

This Politico story about Trump's history as a Howard Stern guest is fucking brutal.

it = calling yourself deplorable in your twitter handle.

I've made the foolish mistake of occasionally commenting on the election campaign on Twitter of late and have found myself being hounded by idiots and liars who all have the word "deplorable" in their Twitter names.

they're right1

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having known several nevada republicans, he just lost my home state

― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Wednesday, October 5, 2016 11:41 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

even taken out of context, this seems p obviously to be trump clowning himself (or his "friend," who was "killed") for saying it ~wrong~

lmao

https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/783914466379464704

"In depo for Trump Plaza bankruptcy case, Trump's own lawyer testifies they often met with him in pairs because Trump lies so much."

Trump 2016: An Expert At Interpreting Things

"Republicans must decide in the next few days, rather than weeks, whether to seek distance from his wobbly campaign"

they keep saying this but I think the time to make that decision is well past

Anyone see this? https://guccifer2.wordpress.com/2016/10/04/clinton-foundation/

First glance is a big "whatever" from me.