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

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It's in West Palm Beach, so...

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 6 October 2016 17:11 (seven years ago) link

Ahhh fuck I clicked the comments

pfrederick1
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Climate change legislation? What would that be? Do you think the government can pass laws to affect the weather? Do you really believe Mother Nature will comply? Or do you mean the government will pass laws to restrict my activities? Yeah, no, not something I am behind. Women have a choice. Don't get knocked up. Finances favor the wealthy. That's the perk of being rich.

Evan, Thursday, 6 October 2016 17:19 (seven years ago) link

I could almost stomach Trump as president if a hurricane leveled his palace.

Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 6 October 2016 17:20 (seven years ago) link

the destruction of mar a lago would give trump a sweet excuse to skip the debate

carthago delenda est (mayor jingleberries), Thursday, 6 October 2016 17:34 (seven years ago) link

whether the damage is minimal or it destroys it completely, we can definitely count on Trump giving an utterly tone-deaf response

frogbs, Thursday, 6 October 2016 17:41 (seven years ago) link

did this already get posted?

http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-sac-essential-politics-updates-there-are-now-more-registered-voters-in-1475694802-htmlstory.html

The new data show California now has more registered voters than the population of 46 states.

F♯ A♯ (∞), Thursday, 6 October 2016 17:43 (seven years ago) link

The devastation of this hurricane has been yuge. Just yuge. It's gonna take forever for my people to replace that carpet, believe me. It was a very against-palaces hurricane.

The Butthole, The Whole Butthole, and Nothing But The Butthole (Old Lunch), Thursday, 6 October 2016 17:43 (seven years ago) link

"I'd like to express my condolences to my many blacks who work at the resort. "

carthago delenda est (mayor jingleberries), Thursday, 6 October 2016 17:44 (seven years ago) link

It was a very against-palaces hurricane.

lol

florence foster wallace (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 6 October 2016 17:45 (seven years ago) link

ROFL:

In a sunny sitting room where windows overlook the green sprawl of his property, Springsteen discusses the genesis of the book, his struggles with depression, the future of his career and much more, staying silent on only one topic. When I mention my horror at the sight of Donald Trump–endorsing New Jersey governor Chris Christie pumping his fist and singing along to the lines "poor man wanna be rich, rich man wanna be king" at a recent concert in Brooklyn, Springsteen laughs until he turns red. When he catches his breath, he says, "I have no comment."

Cumstaun (Phil D.), Thursday, 6 October 2016 17:48 (seven years ago) link

The Boss 2020

The Butthole, The Whole Butthole, and Nothing But The Butthole (Old Lunch), Thursday, 6 October 2016 17:50 (seven years ago) link

"God clearly has liberal bias." or "Crooked Hillary's emails, wherever they are- hear me out. I will release my tax returns when Crooked Hillary shows us the emails she deleted to climate scientists urging them not to give us fair warning. On the other hand, if they didn't know, what are we paying them for? They don't know anything! They're losers. It's a waste."

Evan, Thursday, 6 October 2016 17:53 (seven years ago) link

http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Donald-Trump-Nevada-terminally-ill-sick-vote-Nov-8-9877131.php

lol he's never heard of early voting

Οὖτις, Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:01 (seven years ago) link

It never occurred to me before now, but its entirely conceivable that Trump has never voted period.

The Butthole, The Whole Butthole, and Nothing But The Butthole (Old Lunch), Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:10 (seven years ago) link

The new data show California now has more registered voters than the population of 46 states.

NRO is right: fuckin' voter fraud.

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:11 (seven years ago) link

you know who votes? losers

xp

Οὖτις, Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:11 (seven years ago) link

I think I read Muriel Spark's The Destruction of Mar a Lago years ago iirc

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:14 (seven years ago) link

What was it - I paused to think - what was it that so unnerved me in the contemplation of Mar-a-Lago?

florence foster wallace (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:15 (seven years ago) link

mookie thank you for that right wingin bitter clingin re-up, needed that

though she denies it to the press, (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:20 (seven years ago) link

Al what are you doing for the hurricane?

(sorry xp)

Brevs Mekis (dandydonweiner), Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:22 (seven years ago) link

The Ones Who Walk Away from Mar-a-Lago

i wanna fly like a beagle (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:25 (seven years ago) link

Al what are you doing for the hurricane?

(sorry xp)

― Brevs Mekis (dandydonweiner)

Miami-Dade and even Broward counties are looking increasingly good. About 20 minutes ago Matthew was parallel to the county's north border, so we're at 5 percent chance of hurricane force winds. I don't want to jinx it, but for us in MDC it's looking like a four-day weekend.

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:26 (seven years ago) link

"Last night I dreamed I went to Mar-A-Lago again . . ."

Cumstaun (Phil D.), Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:27 (seven years ago) link

Me? I'm drinking a beer -- that's how you know times are strange -- and about to watch, appropriately, the Criterion Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:27 (seven years ago) link

Heh- https://twitter.com/timkaine/status/783728780082896896

Cumstaun (Phil D.), Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:37 (seven years ago) link

is there a hurricane thread?

𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:48 (seven years ago) link

Respectable gun owners need to inform others of their ilk that the NRA is a garbage organization comprised of shit people who are ultimately going to do gun owners more harm than good.

The Butthole, The Whole Butthole, and Nothing But The Butthole (Old Lunch), Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:49 (seven years ago) link

Trump worried that the terminally ill vote might sway the election is really something

dr. mercurio arboria (mh 😏), Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:51 (seven years ago) link

Respectable gun owners

I dispute your premise.

slathered in cream and covered with stickers (silby), Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:55 (seven years ago) link

there are no respectable gun owners xp

k3vin k., Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:57 (seven years ago) link

idk my neighbor seems pretty nice but I haven't seen him lately

the last time I saw him at the gas station he was wearing hunting camo from head to toe, so it's possible I have seen him in his yard and not realized it

dr. mercurio arboria (mh 😏), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:02 (seven years ago) link

I think owning guns is dumb and unnecessary and that the 2nd amendment should totally be repealed but I'm not going to paint all gun owners with the same broad brush.

The Butthole, The Whole Butthole, and Nothing But The Butthole (Old Lunch), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:06 (seven years ago) link

I mean the brush is just "it is unacceptable to own a gun", I think "respectable gun owners" should get rid of their guns

slathered in cream and covered with stickers (silby), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:09 (seven years ago) link

in other news, my friend heard what sounded like a couple gunshots several blocks south of his home on a saturday, during the day, probably near this barber shop on a main street

kind of distressing but not as distressing as his neighbor across the street looking all alert and popping out of his home all strapped. I think my friend gave him the "wtf dude, put that away and go home" talk.

dr. mercurio arboria (mh 😏), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:09 (seven years ago) link

gunshots bad, guy who thinks the right reaction when you hear a gunshot is to go grab your gun and run several blocks toward the sound of gunfire is o_O

dr. mercurio arboria (mh 😏), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:10 (seven years ago) link

Fish, Barrel, so to speak, but this is always hair raising every month.

https://www.facebook.com/ParentsAgainstGunViolence/photos/a.416647195073938.95672.413407645397893/1163155777089739

Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:22 (seven years ago) link

Well maybe he had a bayonet. Don't judge

xp

Evan, Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:23 (seven years ago) link

Florida is going to get wrecked by the hurricane. Drudge has been panicking all week lmao

flappy bird, Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:27 (seven years ago) link

I trolled Jill Stein on Twitter and now I have some fucking Steinbot rando all up in my @ replies.

Cumstaun (Phil D.), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:47 (seven years ago) link

I feel like a dick but interacting with randos is like opening the door to garbage and you have to get the block button ready

dr. mercurio arboria (mh 😏), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:48 (seven years ago) link

sorry super late but from that WaPost piece

You spend weeks wondering if your spouse is cheating on you. You ask him about it, and he denies it. Then one day, you find his emails clearly showing that he has been cheating. You confront him about it, and he shrugs it off. You see no remorse in him. If anything, you see contempt... I felt betrayed, and I was suffering partly because I saw no sign of remorse after email leaks showed that party officials had conspired to work against Bernie Sanders’s campaign.

i keep seeing this sentiment and tbh i totally don't get it. i thought the DNC revelation was that they basically did not conspire against Sanders - the most damning thing was one dude making a suggestion about attacking bernie thru his [lack of] religion, something they obv never followed through on. is it just that bernie supporters cannot let go of the idea that they were cheated even when there's zero evidence to suggest it?

Mordy, Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:56 (seven years ago) link

had to resist the urge to reply to this clown posting on a friend's facebook page. first thing like this i've really seen fortunately

"I'm definitely not voting for Trump, but I'd rather have an idiot in the White House who can't get anything done because no one puts up with his buffoonery, than a crook who cheats and lies and manipulates the justice system to get her way, no matter what. I'm voting third party because Hillary is more of a threat to me than Trump and I will do everything in my power to keep her out of the seat.

If somehow Trump is elected, it will be a dark day for American politics, but the Political Revolution that Bernie started has gotten enough people involved in the system that we are able to fight back against anything outlandish Trump would try to do as president. Besides, I'm sure he'll attempt something that breaks all sorts of laws and probably get himself impeached. Hillary will pay off or threaten people to keep herself in the seat of power. She'd be untouchable. And the last thing we need is a leader who is exempt from the law.

This whole "can't let one of them win, so I have to vote for the other" mentality is why we're stuck in this never-ending 2-party cycle. We can break the cycle if people stop this mindset and actually vote third party. This is the best chance we've got; Hillary's camp is so divided, she's not going to win against Trump anyway, unless she commits voter fraud again (which she is being investigated for by the UN now).

Don't vote for the lesser of two evils. Vote with integrity. I will not have my name attached to either of these candidates because I don't believe in either one and I refuse to play their political manipulation games.
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global tetrahedron, Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:56 (seven years ago) link

I'm voting third party because Hillary is more of a threat to me than Trump

i bet i can guess this person's race & sex

Pull your head on out your hippy haze (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 6 October 2016 19:59 (seven years ago) link

I never fail to be amazed by the fully-realized imaginary worlds a human mind is able to create.

The Butthole, The Whole Butthole, and Nothing But The Butthole (Old Lunch), Thursday, 6 October 2016 20:00 (seven years ago) link

I will not have my name attached to either of these candidates

last time I checked recorded votes were private and confidential

xp

Οὖτις, Thursday, 6 October 2016 20:02 (seven years ago) link

it was in reply to that wapo article. i wanted to tell him i'm glad he lives in nebraska where his (you're right UMS) vote doesn't actually matter

global tetrahedron, Thursday, 6 October 2016 20:02 (seven years ago) link

the Political Revolution that Bernie started

were his stated goals ever anything other than pulling the direction of the party platform toward economic and social justice?

Hoos is much more familiar with this whole realm, but the people who say things like "You even protested the DNC, how can you be voting for the democrat candidate?!" really don't get the idea of protest at all. You don't protest a convention to burn it down, you do so to push your views in front of the leadership and attendees hoping that your message is heard and your points are addressed. You want to vote for the best candidate, you protest and participate in the caucus/primary process in order to make sure your issues are addressed and in the hopes the party platform takes notice

dr. mercurio arboria (mh 😏), Thursday, 6 October 2016 20:06 (seven years ago) link

could matter in omaha!

xp

goole, Thursday, 6 October 2016 20:07 (seven years ago) link

i bet that guy isn't able to understand elections except as a grand drama centering on presidential candidates

global tetrahedron, Thursday, 6 October 2016 20:08 (seven years ago) link


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