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Apparently the brain-wasting disease that Todd Akin suffers from is more common than we originally thought.

Just...just get that asshole off the bench as fast as humanly possible.

This is the kind of thing that pisses me off to no end. While the judge attributed his rant to frustrations with the prosecutor, there is no way on Earth it even begins to excuse what he did. He failed completely in his role, violated a rape victim all over again, and demonstrates a highly disturbing level of ignorance.

Maybe it's one mistake, but sometimes the mistake is so tremendous that it requires immediate, final action. Derek Johnson needs to be removed from his post without delay.

Well, that's disgusting. Who knew this form of willful ignorance was so pervasive?

Krisken said:

Who knew this form of willful ignorance was so pervasive?

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What do all of these idiots have in common...Hmmm...

Dave said:

What do all of these idiots have in common...Hmmm...

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They're all a part of the same group of crazies that have managed to hijack the GOP?

"Your Honor, I was unaware that you were qualified to testify as an expert medical witness on the involuntary actions of a victim's body."

Douchebag.

"The Republican Party has been taken over by a bunch of kooks." - Barry Goldwater, 1989

Jesus Christ, is there some sort of Bat-S*it Insanity quota that you gotta fill to hold an office State-side?

North_Ranger said:

Jesus Christ, is there some sort of Bat-S*it Insanity quota that you gotta fill to hold an office State-side?

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No, but you have to fill one out to vote Republican.

*BAM!!*

GasBandit said:

"The Republican Party has been taken over by a bunch of kooks." - Barry Goldwater, 1989

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Now those kooks thinks that this bunch are a bunch of kooks.

sixpackshaker said:

Now those kooks thinks that this bunch are a bunch of kooks.

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And anyone even slightly moderate has had their affiliation changed to RINO.

Krisken said:

And anyone even slightly moderate has had their affiliation changed to RINO.

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Actually, Goldwater, being a sort of proto-libertarian, wouldn't have any soft feelings for moderates, either.

GasBandit said:

Actually, Goldwater, being a sort of proto-libertarian, wouldn't have any soft feelings for moderates, either.

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Exactly. Trading one crazy for another isn't an improvement.

Krisken said:

Exactly. Trading one crazy for another isn't an improvement.

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Having only Democrats and Diet Democrats to choose from in elections is not beneficial to the nation.

GasBandit said:

Having only Democrats and Diet Democrats to choose from in elections is not beneficial to the nation.

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Thank you for making my point for me.

Yes, we know, you can't spot subtle differences.

Krisken said:

Yes, we know, you can't spot subtle differences.

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Yes, we know the only choices available should be the ones you agree with and the ones you agree with more.

GasBandit said:

Yes, we know the only choices available should be the ones you agree with and the ones you agree with more.

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I can't tell if your failure to understand the words I write is an attempt to elicit emotion from me and get me to stop arguing or is a true, twisted view of the universe.

Krisken said:

I can't tell if your failure to understand the words I write is an attempt to elicit emotion from me and get me to stop arguing or is a true, twisted view of the universe.

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Yes?

Dave said:

Yes?

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No!

Krisken said:

I can't tell if your failure to understand the words I write is an attempt to elicit emotion from me and get me to stop arguing or is a true, twisted view of the universe.

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I understand the words you write. They are false. You accuse me of not undestanding subtle differences, I assert that "subtle differences" are so fine-grained as to not matter. One group wants to take actions that will bankrupt the nation quickly. The other wants to take actions that will bankrupt the nation almost as quickly. This is the illusion of choice. And blinkered, feel-good collectivists like you continue to perpetuate that illusion by labeling any other alternative as mentally unsound or deficient.

GasBandit said:

I understand the words you write. They are false. You accuse me of not undestanding subtle differences, I assert that "subtle differences" are so fine-grained as to not matter. One group wants to take actions that will bankrupt the nation quickly. The other wants to take actions that will bankrupt the nation almost as quickly. This is the illusion of choice. And blinkered, feel-good collectivists like you continue to perpetuate that illusion by labeling any other alternative as mentally unsound or deficient.

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It's incredible that you can constantly deride me for labeling your view as crazy when you constantly act like everyone else is an idiot who is wrong because they don't agree with your view. It's narcissistic and removes any reason for debate.

If we're always going back to your inability to recognize subtle differences and accept there are ways in which you can be wrong as well, then we're back to me not responding to you again. You aren't bringing anything useful to the discussion.

Your way isn't a political view, it's a religion. I don't argue with religion because it's not based in fact but belief. You aren't swayed by facts or even acknowledge them. The huge difference between arguing with you and Stienman is Stienman brings something to the debate and can cause me to examine my position, leading to a better, more fact based discussion. You, on the other hand, always devolve into "LIBERTARIAN GOOD, EVERYONE ELSE BAD!"

I guess I find that a little crazy.

Krisken said:

It's incredible that you can constantly deride me for labeling your view as crazy when you constantly act like everyone else is an idiot who is wrong because they don't agree with your view. It's narcissistic and removes any reason for debate.

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I never claimed not to be a narcissist. And for the record, yes, you are all idiots. But political views are only a piece of what makes you all that way.

At any rate, yes, there are subtle differences between RINOs and Democrats. Democrats want to increase spending by X%, RINOs want to increase spending by (X-(3x/100)% and call it a cut, and even die hard core Republicans want to increase spending by (X/2)%, and democrats call it a drastic cut and claim it will lead to freezing children starving in the streets and back to disemboweling homosexuals by the catholic church. It's ridiculous. The actual pragmatic outcomes are so near identical as to not have any meaningful differentiation at all. They're riding down the titanic and arguing about how often the doorknobs get polished in steerage as opposed to first class. And it is apparent that it is so to such a degree that even mainstream entertainment lampoons it. And we all chuckle "Ha ha, yep!" and then switch off our minds, because as long as we've got a hot pocket in the microwave and walking dead on HBO, we're happy to sit on deck until the last spar slips under the waves.

I guess you should run for office and put your money where your mouth is, eh? Of course, if you can't convince us 'idiots', good luck convincing a majority of people.

Krisken said:

I guess you should run for office and put your money where your mouth is, eh? Of course, if you can't convince us 'idiots', good luck convincing a majority of people.

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I'd have to be an idiot, too, to run for office. When the inmates run the asylumn only a fool stands up to volunteer to be a guard.

Besides, we're already past the point of no return. It's just a question of how long before the bill comes due, now. We've got $238 trillion in unfunded liabilities. Our debt to GDP ratio now is where Greece was in 2000, and we don't seem any more capable of changing course than they were.

But yeah, with absolutely no sarcasm in the following statement, Republicans are really wacko and should probably try not to make such dumb statements about rape. What turned Goldwater off to republicans was the craziness that took over their social agenda.

Yes, but YOU LIVE IN THE ASYLUM. It's not like you're on the outside looking in. If you feel that strongly about how things are run, what's the point of standing at the side and pointing fingers at everyone else screaming they are dumb?

Krisken said:

Yes, but YOU LIVE IN THE ASYLUM. It's not like you're on the outside looking in.

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That's because there's nowhere else to go. To continue the metaphor, the economy of the town outside, Earthsville, is largely and inextricably interwoven with the operation of the asylum. Much of why the US is getting away with these shennanigans is because if we go down, we immediately take the EU and China with us, and then the rest of the world follows like a frayed sweater with a string being pulled. I'm not willing to abandon everything to start a ranch in New Zealand, so I'm resigned to my fate. Things are going to be very ugly and it is going to suck really bad and I can at least take comfort that I don't live in a large city, where the rioting will be worst. But that doesn't stop me from despising the nitwits and hypocrites who brought this upon us all.

Amazing.

I wish I could live in a comfy blanket of obliviousness and denial like some people. But I'm just not dumb enough, unfortunately.

It's incredible you can reach these conclusions without the use of narcotics.

Krisken said:

It's incredible you can reach these conclusions without the use of narcotics.

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Leaves more for you.

I really should follow my own advice. Get in a pissing match, you just end up with piss on your shoes.

Anyways, wow, that judge. I'm more amazed by the 'apology' than anything else.

Yeah, I'm really curious about what hidden natural defenses the human body has against a red hot screwdriver.

You fellas quite done?

Yes. I put him on ignore since he can't play nice.

Krisken said:

Yes. I put him on ignore since he can't play nice.

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Also, Gas clocks out at 6.

Dinner _and_ a show.

Will you guys be here all week?

stienman said:

Dinner _and_ a show.

Will you guys be here all week?

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Nope. Being called a "battered wife" was enough for me.[DOUBLEPOST=1355540241][/DOUBLEPOST]

Ravenpoe said:

Also, Gas clocks out at 6.

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He can come back, he's been posting after work hours for the last couple weeks.

Krisken said:

Nope. Being called a "battered wife" was enough for me.

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I think the PC term is "breaded wife."

Ravenpoe said:

I think the PC term is "breaded wife."

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If you say so.

Krisken said:

If you say so.

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I did. It's up there ^

Woo halbucks!

Ravenpoe said:

I did. It's up there ^

Woo halbucks!

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This feels wrong somehow. Should we keep doing this?

Krisken said:

This feels wrong somehow. Should we keep doing this?

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I could try insulting your intelligence, your upbringing, or possibly your mother, if you think it would help?

But I'm not very good at it.

Ravenpoe said:

I could try insulting your intelligence, your upbringing, or possibly your mother, if you think it would help?

But I'm not very good at it.

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Hmmm, I'm not sure. maybe we should hire some writers to help us out. Pay them 5 halbucks a post.

Krisken said:

Hmmm, I'm not sure. maybe we should hire some writers to help us out. Pay them 5 halbucks a post.

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Hell no, that's going to cut into my profits. I can do it myself.

Ahem...

Your mother... was a woman of questionable social standing.


Your move

I never should have allowed your mother to send you to balet camp.

Iowa

Krisken said:

I never should have allowed your mother to send you to balet camp.

Iowa

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Dammit, Poe, you're winning me over again

North_Ranger said:

You fellas quite done?

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They're never done.

No, quite done. Consider this lesson intimately learned.

Just wanted to make sure... Your argument was heating up faster than... something that gets hot really fast. Look, I've had a rough day, so metaphors aren't my strong suit right now.

North_Ranger said:

Just wanted to make sure... Your argument was heating up faster than...

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A priest in a preschool?

Ravenpoe said:

A priest in a preschool?

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Ewww... Just... ewwww...

North_Ranger said:

Ewww... Just... ewwww...

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I do what I can.

Right. Let's get back on topic.

The judge.

I believe he was fucking stupid.

Zappit said:

Right. Let's get back on topic.

The judge.

I believe he was fucking stupid.

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Doggie style.

Krisken said:

Doggie style.

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GasBandit is to politics as Charlie Don't Surf is to human rights causes.

1: All talk with no action or real solutions other than to berate others as they stand on their imaginary pedestal above the masses.

2: Black and white assessments.

3: Everyone is wrong but him even when proven wrong factually he'll either ignore the facts presented or deflect with a side comment made in the factual disagreement.

In the end though, they're both entertaining as hell.

You can be his performing monkey then.

Krisken said:

You can be his performing monkey then.

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Uh thanks for that?

I just want to chime back in and say yes, I have posted outside of work hours, but it was usually around 2 am when I was having trouble sleeping. It's not regular. You'll be hard pressed most often to find me after 6 central, or on weekends.