Just the parts where you're further than 10 minutes from poutine.
Gas Bandit's Political Thread V: The Vampire Likes Bats
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I'd like to tell you that isn't possible, but my best friend dated a Hong Kong girl, who was exactly like that. She only had nasty things to say, and even would make a point to tell tourists from mainland china to "fuck off and go home" in Cantonese. The relationship didn't last all that long. Nobody abuses, discriminates or is racist towards Asians like other Asians. It's why I've maintained that all things considered, racial relations in the U.S. are actually pretty awesome compared to the things I've seen/heard abroad.
The place is so WASPy (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant for those that don't know the term) that it just about literally buzzes. Been "interesting" since I moved here. Nice people for the most part, but definitely disconnected from lots of stuff.
And ya, I had never heard the "hoteps" thing before. I only pointed out my size/sex/race because I'm the type that nobody EVER starts shit with, emphasizing the level of crazy in the original comments, not because I knew anything about the speakers' races. Given the context I suspected non-white (otherwise why would they be complaining about "white man's law" if they WERE white?), but you never know.
Aye. Because that means you're 10 minutes from being mauled by bear. Or bitten by a moose.
GasBandit
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Really?... but... how?
ABC national poll says Trump leads Clinton 46/45.
If only that meant that 9% actually went for a third party.[DOUBLEPOST=1478021091,1478020812][/DOUBLEPOST]
ABC national poll says Trump leads Clinton 46/45.
If only that meant that 9% actually went for a third party.[DOUBLEPOST=1478021091,1478020812][/DOUBLEPOST]
GasBandit
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Well, remember that a national poll of the popular vote means very little, actually, in the end. It's all about the distribution of electoral votes in the states, as John Quincy Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, and George W. Bush can all attest.
I know, I'm just looking on the bright side in the off chance he does win. Somehow.
There's a real bright side as that map shows. Since Hawaii's already moved in with us, we can now annex Paradise without a fuss.
Well, it probably isn't quite that close, but even FiveThirtyEight has been talking about it tightening.
Yeesh... they were still showing that when I was in grade school.
Last week 538 had Clinton's chance of winning at 87%, and today it's 70%. She took a huge hit, though she's still projected to win. However, she's still looking at 83% of the popular vote - suggesting that there's a good chance, if Trump wins, that he won't get the popularity, just the electoral. There's a 10% chance of that happening.
McMullin's losing ground in Utah to Trump, Trump, no doubt, is very unhappy he might lose there, and there are robocalls going out claiming McMullin is a closet homosexual (who knows? can't verify, though campaign denies), or pointing out that his parents are lesbians (true - but what of it?) in the hopes that they'll sway the religiously motivated against McMullin. So the ground gained there is probably one of the reasons Trump is going up, it's not completely the rehashing of the email server stuff.
I've seen a few posts on facebook (that I haven't read further than the headline), one suggesting a billionaire or two are pushing money into states where trump needs more votes and the race is close (ie, promoting trump) and another tech billionaire stumping for trump. These people have largely gone to ground since the hot mic recordings, but are now openly supporting trump and promoting him.
For my part the trump robocalls stopped over a month ago, but they were primarily fundraising. Given that Michigan is in the top 2 or 3 states projected, at this point, to have a significant impact on the election I wonder if it'll ramp up here again.
Also, let me just say that I'm very glad for adblock. I'm certain I'd be seeing campaign ads from both candidates on nearly every site if it wasn't for adblock.
Of the various statistical modeling sites, 538 has actually been the most conservative (no pun intended) this year.
They may have got into the 85% chance of Clinton range, but at the time, PEC, Upshot, and PredictWise were all in the 90s. 538 currently has Clinton at 75%, Upshot and PredictWise are both still in the high 80s, and PEC is still at 97-99 Clinton because Sam Wang doesn't really believe in the concept of undecided likely voters or external factors, and has a model that tends to undervalue poll swings (in his defense, he's usually right, but still).[DOUBLEPOST=1478028060,1478027840][/DOUBLEPOST]
This correct. Tracking polls always ask the same pool (as in quite literally the exact same group) of people in order to ascertain the direction of trends. It's not statistically invalid at all, but as a result, any sampling bias that is built into the original recruit will remain there through each wave of the survey.
I'm getting so tired of the gun ads.
"This November, if you vote carelessly, the Supreme Court will be polluted and your right to keep and bear arms will be infringed SO HARD. Visit this website for more info."
If the target audience is so paranoid that they think voting a certain way will scuttle their 2nd Amendment rights, wouldn't they also be worried that an untrusted website would infect them with a computer virus, give them cancer, and turn their sons gay?
--Patrick
"This November, if you vote carelessly, the Supreme Court will be polluted and your right to keep and bear arms will be infringed SO HARD. Visit this website for more info."
If the target audience is so paranoid that they think voting a certain way will scuttle their 2nd Amendment rights, wouldn't they also be worried that an untrusted website would infect them with a computer virus, give them cancer, and turn their sons gay?
--Patrick
http://www.12news.com/news/local/va...cher-mistreated-6th-grade-immigrant/345216240
Sadly, this'll be so much more common now.
Sadly, this'll be so much more common now.
A møøse once bit my sister...
@ThatNickGuy we have some people that need sacking. Can you let them know they're fired please?
Necronic
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Yep. So called "PC Culture" and "SJW's" are out there doing their best to vilify the hard working men and women of America (#MAGA). Someone should have taught this kid to learn to take a joke! Everyone's so thin skinned these days.
Thanksgiving was nearly a month ago.Nooooo.... not until after thanksgiving....
GasBandit
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He means real thanksgiving.
