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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/07 20:45:12
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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5th God of Chaos! (Yea'rly!)
The Great State of Texas
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Its not only unconstitutional, it goes against the very foundations of the Republic.
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-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/07 23:33:31
Subject: Re:The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Did Fulgrim Just Behead Ferrus?
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Speaking of things going against the foundations of the Republic, Trump wants to ban all Muslims from entering the country.
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"Through the darkness of future past, the magician longs to see.
One chants out between two worlds: Fire, walk with me." - Twin Peaks
"You listen to me. While I will admit to a certain cynicism, the fact is that I am a naysayer and hatchetman in the fight against violence. I pride myself in taking a punch and I'll gladly take another because I choose to live my life in the company of Gandhi and King. My concerns are global. I reject absolutely revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method... is love. I love you Sheriff Truman." - Twin Peaks |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/07 23:35:21
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Fate-Controlling Farseer
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Yup... a ton of American's want to elect a man because they are so fed of with a man that they feel is doing the same exact things as the man they wants to elect says he'll do.
Stomping all over the Bill of Rights.
The American electorate ladies and gentlemen.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/07 23:38:32
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Fixture of Dakka
CL VI Store in at the Cyber Center of Excellence
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We've banned various groups from immigrating over the course of our history.
http://www.infoplease.com/us/immigration/legislation-timeline.html
It is a dumb move, but it is not the same as advocating stripping constitutional rights of actual citizens and current legal residents. The feds could stop all immigration and not be violating anyone's constitutional rights.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/07 23:43:15
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Fate-Controlling Farseer
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Well don't forget Trumps assertions that he would shut down places of worship, for the actions of one person. Screw the First Amendment.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/07 23:56:00
Subject: Re:The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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5th God of Chaos! (Ho-hum)
Curb stomping in the Eye of Terror!
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Praying that this is the beginning of Trump's decline.
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Live Ork, Be Ork. or D'Ork!
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/07 23:56:37
Subject: Re:The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Wise Ethereal with Bodyguard
Catskills in NYS
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Aren't we all.
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Homosexuality is the #1 cause of gay marriage.
kronk wrote:Every pizza is a personal sized pizza if you try hard enough and believe in yourself.
sebster wrote:Yes, indeed. What a terrible piece of cultural imperialism it is for me to say that a country shouldn't murder its own citizens BaronIveagh wrote:Basically they went from a carrot and stick to a smaller carrot and flanged mace. |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 00:01:49
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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The reason for the lack of bomb control is because the components for bombs have uses other than killing things...unlike gn Automatically Appended Next Post: The reason for the lack of bomb control is because the components for bombs have uses other than killing things...unlike guns where that is their sole purpose.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 00:04:01
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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The Conquerer
Waiting for my shill money from Spiral Arm Studios
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And killing things is not always illegal or wrong, hunting and self-defense. Plus you can be a target shooter.
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Self-proclaimed evil Cat-person. Dues Ex Felines
Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 00:06:35
Subject: Re:The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Colonel
This Is Where the Fish Lives
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Careful... he'll shut down your church if that's what you're praying about.
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d-usa wrote:"When the Internet sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending posters that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing strawmen. They're bringing spam. They're trolls. And some, I assume, are good people." |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 00:08:30
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Fixture of Dakka
CL VI Store in at the Cyber Center of Excellence
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djones520 wrote:
Well don't forget Trumps assertions that he would shut down places of worship, for the actions of one person. Screw the First Amendment.
Trust me, I'm against shutting down places of worship. Tannhauser42 specifically equated banning Muslim immigration as going against the foundations of the republic. I just meant to point out, we've banned immigration before. There is no constitutional right to immigrate to the US.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 00:49:41
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Dwarf High King with New Book of Grudges
United States
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CptJake wrote:
Trust me, I'm against shutting down places of worship. Tannhauser42 specifically equated banning Muslim immigration as going against the foundations of the republic. I just meant to point out, we've banned immigration before. There is no constitutional right to immigrate to the US.
No, but that also isn't what Tannhauser42 called attention to, because it isn't what Trump said. What Trump said is that the US should bar all Muslims from entering the United States, a statement his campaign later clarified to include American citizens returning from abroad.
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Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 00:49:46
Subject: Re:The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Sister Vastly Superior
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Haven't you been doing that since the beginning?
At first the estimates were that he would have self-destructed gone by Autumn. Then he would have deflated by Winter. Now, I fear that you may be stuck with him for a long time.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 00:50:21
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Fixture of Dakka
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Not to mention the country wasn't founded on your right own a gun, which is why that took an amendment. It's not in the declaration of independence, the articles of federation, or in the original constitution. It's fairer to say the nation was founded on the right of rich people to object to being taxed without being able to buy votes...
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Six mistakes mankind keeps making century after century: Believing that personal gain is made by crushing others; Worrying about things that cannot be changed or corrected; Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it; Refusing to set aside trivial preferences; Neglecting development and refinement of the mind; Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 00:57:44
Subject: Re:The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Dwarf High King with New Book of Grudges
United States
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I wouldn't worry. Trump is running roughly even with Rubio and Cruz among people who have an education beyond the high school level. His only real advantage is with those whose education stopped at grade 12; a group of people who don't tend to vote.
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Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 02:07:25
Subject: Re:The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Douglas Bader
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IMO the bigger problem is not that Trump might win the nomination, it's that all of the other candidates are so bland and/or horrible that they can't even beat a raving lunatic like Trump. Sure, it's good that it probably sets up an easy win for the democrats, but it's pretty disappointing that the republican party has so little to offer.
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There is no such thing as a hobby without politics. "Leave politics at the door" is itself a political statement, an endorsement of the status quo and an attempt to silence dissenting voices. |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 02:12:26
Subject: Re:The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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5th God of Chaos! (Ho-hum)
Curb stomping in the Eye of Terror!
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Eh... I feel Rubio is a great candidate.
Looks like Cruz is trending and will become the "flavor of the month"...
I'm hoping it'll end up as Cruz vs. Rubio for the nomination. The establishment will rally around Rubio (meaning that $$$ will start flow'n) as Cruz will not do well outside of the Primary.
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Live Ork, Be Ork. or D'Ork!
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 04:09:37
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Dakka Veteran
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@dogma anyone with more than a high school education should realize putting another corrupt politician in office won't any good either. And it doesn't matter what side they are from.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 04:16:17
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Rotting Sorcerer of Nurgle
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skyth wrote:The reason for the lack of bomb control is because the components for bombs have uses other than killing things...unlike gn
Automatically Appended Next Post:
The reason for the lack of bomb control is because the components for bombs have uses other than killing things...unlike guns where that is their sole purpose.
And if I run for president, I will ban all bomb components. I'm looking at you, clock.
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H.B.M.C.- The end hath come! From now on armies will only consist of Astorath, Land Speeder Storms and Soul Grinders!
War Kitten- Vanden, you just taunted the Dank Lord Ezra. Prepare for seven years of fighting reality...
koooaei- Emperor: I envy your nipplehorns. <Magnus goes red. Permanently>
Neronoxx- If our Dreadnought doesn't have sick scuplted abs, we riot.
Frazzled- I don't generally call anyone by a term other than "sir" "maam" "youn g lady" "young man" or " HEY bag!"
Ruin- It's official, we've ran out of things to talk about on Dakka. Close the site. We're done.
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Steve steveson- To be clear, I'd sell you all out for a bottle of scotch and a mid priced hooker.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 04:58:19
Subject: Re:The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Douglas Bader
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He can't even out-poll Trump, a raving lunatic who has no hope of winning the election. You might like him but he's an incredibly weak candidate.
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There is no such thing as a hobby without politics. "Leave politics at the door" is itself a political statement, an endorsement of the status quo and an attempt to silence dissenting voices. |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 05:24:42
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Imperial Guard Landspeeder Pilot
On moon miranda.
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Rubio comes off to me as a well polished...puppet. Like he's being controlled by literal strings reciting pre-programmed lines.
Very well polished, but a puppet nonetheless.
My concern with Trump is that his rhetoric is not seen as insane, but rather something to be matched or exceeded by the other candidates in his wing. At this point Trump is just saying provacative stuff to see how far it takes him and how far he can push the boundaries, but at the same time the other candidates repeatedly seem to be having to match his rhetoric just to stay in the game, or simply feel that since Trump went there they can say what they've really been thinking all along
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IRON WITHIN, IRON WITHOUT.
New Heavy Gear Log! Also...Grey Knights!
The correct pronunciation is Imperial Guard and Stormtroopers, "Astra Militarum" and "Tempestus Scions" are something you'll find at Hogwarts. |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 06:11:52
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Most Glorious Grey Seer
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skyth wrote:The reason for the lack of bomb control is because the components for bombs have uses other than killing things...unlike guns where that is their sole purpose.
I said that paragraph was sarcasm. The point being that not a single gun control proposal, if applied to bombs, would made a difference in any way.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 10:44:31
Subject: Re:The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Longtime Dakkanaut
Sheffield, City of University and Northern-ness
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It gets, better. Not only does he want to ban muslims, but hey, why not try and sort out that pesky internet while we're at it?
Link to article at The Independent
The Independent wrote:Donald Trump has called for the internet to be turned off so that children can no longer use it.
The presidential hopeful said that “We’ve got to maybe do something with the internet,” because it was being used to radicalise people. He said that he would “see Bill Gates” so that he could look into “closing it up”.
Speaking at the same event where he called for a “complete shutdown” on Muslims entering the US, Mr Trump laid out a rough plan for stopping the influence of Isis.
Children in America are “watching the internet and they want to be masterminds”, Trump said in a speech.
"We're losing a lot of people because of the internet," Trump said. "We have to see Bill Gates and a lot of different people that really understand what's happening.
“We have to talk to them about, maybe in certain areas, closing that internet up in some ways. Somebody will say, 'Oh freedom of speech, freedom of speech.' These are foolish people."
The rest of Mr Trump’s speech went on to criticise the “incompetence” of the “stupid people” that are currently in power in the US.
Trump calls for ban on Muslims entering the US
“We used to call it the quiet majority,” he said of his own supporters. “But people are fed up – they are fed up with incompetence, they are fed up with stupid leaders, they are fed up with stupid people.”
Mr Trump was speaking at a campaign rally on the Second World War aircraft carrier the USS Yorktown in South Carolina. The speech came as polls showed that his frontrunner status was being threatened by Ted Cruz, who was shown to be five percentage points ahead of Mr Trump by a Monmouth poll just before the event.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 10:48:43
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Stealthy Warhound Titan Princeps
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Freedom of speech is for foolish people. Got it.
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Prestor Jon wrote:Because children don't have any legal rights until they're adults. A minor is the responsiblity of the parent and has no legal rights except through his/her legal guardian or parent. |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 11:52:09
Subject: Re:The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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5th God of Chaos! (Yea'rly!)
The Great State of Texas
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Indeed, Trump has officially gone part Godwin. Automatically Appended Next Post: agnosto wrote:Not to mention the country wasn't founded on your right own a gun, which is why that took an amendment. It's not in the declaration of independence, the articles of federation, or in the original constitution. It's fairer to say the nation was founded on the right of rich people to object to being taxed without being able to buy votes...
Actually it was. Without said guns, the rightful owners would still be owning it. If only the Iroquois had proper immigration control... Automatically Appended Next Post: Peregrine wrote:IMO the bigger problem is not that Trump might win the nomination, it's that all of the other candidates are so bland and/or horrible that they can't even beat a raving lunatic like Trump. Sure, it's good that it probably sets up an easy win for the democrats, but it's pretty disappointing that the republican party has so little to offer.
Careful, your main candidate is getting a run for her money from a beaten down socialist. If the Trump Train comes at her, it might go through her like Bill through a closet of interns...
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-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 12:02:34
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Stealthy Warhound Titan Princeps
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I personally would love to see a cage match between Trump and Hillary.
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Prestor Jon wrote:Because children don't have any legal rights until they're adults. A minor is the responsiblity of the parent and has no legal rights except through his/her legal guardian or parent. |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 12:11:24
Subject: Re:The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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headline writers dream.
... one assumes that the "idea" has not been well received overall then ?
IIRC one of the larger Fox shareholders -- although it's "only" something like 5% of the company or something -- is a prominent -- and TBF extremely liberal almost reformesque in nature -- muslim.
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 12:20:31
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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5th God of Chaos! (Yea'rly!)
The Great State of Texas
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MrDwhitey wrote:I personally would love to see a cage match between Trump and Hillary.
I'd rather see a cage match between Trump and his hair. I'd put money on his hair.
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-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 12:26:12
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Given the things he's saying, I think the hair won long ago...
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Prestor Jon wrote:Because children don't have any legal rights until they're adults. A minor is the responsiblity of the parent and has no legal rights except through his/her legal guardian or parent. |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/08 12:38:26
Subject: Re:The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
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Did Fulgrim Just Behead Ferrus?
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reds8n wrote:
... one assumes that the "idea" has not been well received overall then ?
I would hope so, but the truly frightening thing is, when I heard the audio clips of Trump's statements this morning on the radio news, I could hear the applause and cheers from those attending the event. That Americans, in significant numbers, would support this is disturbing.
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"Through the darkness of future past, the magician longs to see.
One chants out between two worlds: Fire, walk with me." - Twin Peaks
"You listen to me. While I will admit to a certain cynicism, the fact is that I am a naysayer and hatchetman in the fight against violence. I pride myself in taking a punch and I'll gladly take another because I choose to live my life in the company of Gandhi and King. My concerns are global. I reject absolutely revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method... is love. I love you Sheriff Truman." - Twin Peaks |
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