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The people in the 57 states are crying out against the government!


This wise man has discovered the greatest threat facing our nation today. Pot smoking, homosexual, witches.


These brave people are alerting the nation to the fact that their president is a Kenyan, Marxist, racist, socialist, terrorist.





So everyone, do the country a favor. Glen Beck 2012!

I need a hobby like that. They look like they're having fun.

Everyone there was terrible

where were these people when bush was going to war and spending trillions

Charlie Dont Surf said:

Everyone there was terrible

where were these people when bush was going to war and spending trillions

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They were drinking and driving. And various other evil things that Republicans do or don't do in their living rooms, bedrooms and board rooms.

You know it's nice to know that no matter how kooky one side seems the other is right there to show you they can go above and beyond.

You can play the kook game with any political rally. In a crowd of tens of thousands, there's bound to be a few loose screws. Also, the "57 States" is in reference to Obama talking about "visiting all 57 states" during the campaign.

In any event, maybe we'd get further in terms of dialogue and consensus if we actually listened to other people and got to the bottom of their discontent rather than cherrypicking the loons in an attempt to discredit an entire ideology, hmm? This goes for righties as well as lefties.

Armadillo said:

You can play the kook game with any political rally. In a crowd of tens of thousands, there's bound to be a few loose screws. Also, the "57 States" is in reference to Obama talking about "visiting all 57 states" during the campaign.

In any event, maybe we'd get further in terms of dialogue and consensus if we actually listened to other people and got to the bottom of their discontent rather than cherrypicking the loons in an attempt to discredit an entire ideology, hmm? This goes for righties as well as lefties.

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Armadillo said:

In any event, maybe we'd get further in terms of dialogue and consensus if we actually listened to other people and got to the bottom of their discontent rather than cherrypicking the loons in an attempt to discredit an entire ideology, hmm?

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Here here.
That being said we can still laugh at them.

Hell, I spent 8 years laughing at the kooks on the left with their "bush r hitler" signs... now the right is doing the same thing but with an extra helping of mullet.
That's gold there Jerry, GOLD!

I'm taking bets on when you fellas are going to have Civil War II: The Reckoning. Considering how bitterly divided and inflamed your political climate seems to be...

North_Ranger said:

I'm taking bets on when you fellas are going to have Civil War II: The Reckoning. Considering how bitterly divided and inflamed your political climate seems to be...

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Have YOU ever tried to get an American motivated about anything? We're a pretty lethargic bunch when it comes to politics, because of the continued impression of nothing we do mattering at all. Voter rates are abysmal for even our presidential elections!

AshburnerX;254459][quote=North_Ranger said:

I'm taking bets on when you fellas are going to have Civil War II: The Reckoning. Considering how bitterly divided and inflamed your political climate seems to be...

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Have YOU ever tried to get an American motivated about anything? We're a pretty lethargic bunch when it comes to politics, because of the continued impression of nothing we do mattering at all. Voter rates are abysmal for even our presidential elections![/quote]
As Gabriel Iglesias said, we don't vote for things like President, we vote for American Idol.

When people like Limbaugh, Beck, and O'Reilly have such high rating spouting nothing but barely disguised hatred and open division and get such high ratings, it's hard to take seriously the 'those people are the fringe element' argument.

Let me get this straight then Krisken, just so I'm clear: The "fringe" on the right is, the mainstream to you?
That is what you are saying right? I'm not asking to be antagonistic, I'm just going for clarification here.

Krisken;254489][quote=AshburnerX;254459][quote=North_Ranger said:

I'm taking bets on when you fellas are going to have Civil War II: The Reckoning. Considering how bitterly divided and inflamed your political climate seems to be...

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Have YOU ever tried to get an American motivated about anything? We're a pretty lethargic bunch when it comes to politics, because of the continued impression of nothing we do mattering at all. Voter rates are abysmal for even our presidential elections![/quote][/quote] Wasn't that a Garfield strip? Why it's good to be lazy? "What if war were declared and nobody showed?"

As Gabriel Iglesias said, we don't vote for things like President, we vote for American Idol.

When people like Limbaugh, Beck, and O'Reilly have such high rating spouting nothing but barely disguised hatred and open division and get such high ratings, it's hard to take seriously the 'those people are the fringe element' argument.

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But I thought, according to democrats since 2003, that dissent was the new patriotism?

Espy said:

Let me get this straight then Krisken, just so I'm clear: The "fringe" on the right is, the mainstream to you?
That is what you are saying right? I'm not asking to be antagonistic, I'm just going for clarification here.

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Not so much the mainstream, but they certainly aren't shunned.

The left leaning media laughs at Code Pink along with the right.

The right leaning media hails Birthers as heroes.

What I see is a marked difference in how the media and leadership treats the various fringe elements. I expect some pandering, obviously, but there comes a point when pretending it's really not that bad only hurts the people who they pretend to represent.

The Republican party needs a real voice, clear direction, and real ideas. Not deviding, hateful speech.

Fair enough.

Krisken, what's a Birther?

Bonhomme Richard said:

Krisken, what's a Birther?

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People who believe Obama was born in Kenya.

Equal parts conspiracy theory, racism, and paranoia.

A good Urban Dictionary definition which cuts to the heart of the absurdity:

A racist sore loser who can't deal with having a black president so they make up absurd conspiracy theories about Barack Obama's birth certificate.

These nutjobs actually believe that there has been a conspiracy going back 48 years to fake Barack Obama's birth certificate. Apparently they had a crystal ball and knew that this black child (born in the days of segregation) would someday run for President.

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None of the right wing "pundits" I check up on have ever had anything but contempt for the birther crowd...

Didn't know that was their title. Good to know.

I love this post. Random selection of random images, including my favorite of the bunch the 57 states poster.

watching the mocking of that is like watching the Barack the Magic Negro story all over again.

Covar said:

I love this post. Random selection of random images, including my favorite of the bunch the 57 states poster.

watching the mocking of that is like watching the Barack the Magic Negro story all over again.

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Wow, you think the selection of those images was random? Even I have more faith in the Republican party than that.

Krisken;254656][quote=Covar said:

I love this post. Random selection of random images, including my favorite of the bunch the 57 states poster.

watching the mocking of that is like watching the Barack the Magic Negro story all over again.

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Wow, you think the selection of those images was random? Even I have more faith in the Republican party than that.[/QUOTE]

random in that they did not come from any one rally. certainly not on saturday.

I just started the thread because I saw these images and thought "hey this is some funny shit right here". Fact checking was not high on the list of things to do before posting.

Tinwhistler;254628][quote=Bonhomme Richard said:

Krisken, what's a Birther?

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People who believe Obama was born in Kenya.

Equal parts conspiracy theory, racism, and paranoia.

A good Urban Dictionary definition which cuts to the heart of the absurdity:

A racist sore loser who can't deal with having a black president so they make up absurd conspiracy theories about Barack Obama's birth certificate.

These nutjobs actually believe that there has been a conspiracy going back 48 years to fake Barack Obama's birth certificate. Apparently they had a crystal ball and knew that this black child (born in the days of segregation) would someday run for President.

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Excuse me, did you just play the race card? ave you been living under a rock? Nobody plays that card anymore.







Because YT got tired of it.

MisterSteve;254861][quote=Tinwhistler;254628][quote=Bonhomme Richard said:

Krisken, what's a Birther?

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People who believe Obama was born in Kenya.

Equal parts conspiracy theory, racism, and paranoia.

A good Urban Dictionary definition which cuts to the heart of the absurdity:

A racist sore loser who can't deal with having a black president so they make up absurd conspiracy theories about Barack Obama's birth certificate.

These nutjobs actually believe that there has been a conspiracy going back 48 years to fake Barack Obama's birth certificate. Apparently they had a crystal ball and knew that this black child (born in the days of segregation) would someday run for President.

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Excuse me, did you just play the race card? ave you been living under a rock? Nobody plays that card anymore.







Because YT got tired of it.[/QUOTE]

I see that as he was pointing out that the Birthers are playing the race card.

For the OP, I'd love to start going to these events. Go and act like a true believer and carry absurd placards.

sixpackshaker;254874][quote=MisterSteve;254861][quote=Tinwhistler;254628][quote=Bonhomme Richard said:

Krisken, what's a Birther?

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People who believe Obama was born in Kenya.

Equal parts conspiracy theory, racism, and paranoia.

A good Urban Dictionary definition which cuts to the heart of the absurdity:

A racist sore loser who can't deal with having a black president so they make up absurd conspiracy theories about Barack Obama's birth certificate.

These nutjobs actually believe that there has been a conspiracy going back 48 years to fake Barack Obama's birth certificate. Apparently they had a crystal ball and knew that this black child (born in the days of segregation) would someday run for President.

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Excuse me, did you just play the race card? ave you been living under a rock? Nobody plays that card anymore.







Because YT got tired of it.[/QUOTE]

I see that as he was pointing out that the Birthers are playing the race card.

For the OP, I'd love to start going to these events. Go and act like a true believer and carry absurd placards.[/QUOTE]

Best make sure you aren't hit too hard by Poe's Law, though...

Poe's Law - That there is a maximum desirable length for poems: "the unit of poetry must be fixed by the reader's capacity of attention, and ... the limits of a poem must accord with the limits of a single movement of intellectual apprehension and emotional exaltation". Named for Edgar Allan Poe



Just don't start identifying with the people you are infiltrating?

Poe's Law -

Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing.

Ravenpoe's got a law.
Why don't I have a law?
I want a law.

I invent laws all the time.

The Law of Ignorant Motherfuckers Showing Up at Any Political Meet of Any Kind

Alien Abductees Are Always White Trash Law

Libs Will Always Scream Racism Law

Drive Real Fast in a Big Ass Circle Law

Which reminds me of

The Magazine Stand is Overflowing With ''Huntin' and Killin' Quarterly'' Law.

Seriously, how many fucking magazines can you produce that are dedicated solely to ''Shootin' mah guns while drunk as fuck''?

What is this thread about again? Oh, right, photos carefully chosen to make an entire portion of the population look like morons. Here is some news for ya; The vast majority of the world's population ARE morons. I can prove it! The other day, my cat took a huge shit. Then I went and CLEANED IT UP! I'm cleaning up dookie that a cat shit in a box in a corner! There is something very wrong with this world. Put that little fucker outside and let him crap his brains out. I am an idiot for doing this. What is wrong with me that I feel the need to allow an animal to take a dump INSIDE my house and then clean it up for him?

I feel like I am not entirely coherent here.

I'm imagining you standing on stage in front of a brick wall with a microphone and a 5 o'clock shadow and a 2 drink minimum.

MisterSteve;254861][quote=Tinwhistler;254628][quote=Bonhomme Richard said:

Krisken, what's a Birther?

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People who believe Obama was born in Kenya.

Equal parts conspiracy theory, racism, and paranoia.

A good Urban Dictionary definition which cuts to the heart of the absurdity:

A racist sore loser who can't deal with having a black president so they make up absurd conspiracy theories about Barack Obama's birth certificate.

These nutjobs actually believe that there has been a conspiracy going back 48 years to fake Barack Obama's birth certificate. Apparently they had a crystal ball and knew that this black child (born in the days of segregation) would someday run for President.

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Excuse me, did you just play the race card? ave you been living under a rock? Nobody plays that card anymore.


Because YT got tired of it.[/quote]

Because, sometimes, the "racist" card is a valid criticism.

A quick search of "birthers" on google, pulls up such gems:


http://politicalmisfit.instablogs.com/entry/the-bigotry-of-the-birthers/

John McCain was not born in the United States of America. He was born on a military installation in the Panama Canal zone where his father, a navy officer, was stationed. In light of the ongoing uproar by the “birthers” about the authenticity of President Obama’s citizenship, this is worrisome.

If proof of Obama’s citizenship were the only issue, the so-called “birthers” would have been just as vocal about the legitimacy questions surrounding McCain’s bid for President as they have been about the authenticity of President Obama’s birth certificate. After all, what’s good for the goose is good for the gander right?

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Tinwhistler said:

A quick search of "birthers" on google, pulls up such gems:

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Wonder what the other half was? Canvas? Linen?

Cotton

Someone actually brought up the McCain "controversy?" Laughable.

Now, I also think the birthers are full of crap, but to compare what they're saying about Obama to McCain's situation is just a fallacy. McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone, which at the time was a U.S. Protectorate. He was born to an American airman and his American wife while they were stationed at Coco Solo Airbase. According to the birthers, Obama was born in Kenya to a Kenyan man and an American woman, with his mom missing the deadline to declare him a US citizen. Again, I think there's no validity to their claims, but the two situations aren't even remotely similar.

Armadillo said:

Someone actually brought up the McCain "controversy?" Laughable.

Now, I also think the birthers are full of crap, but to compare what they're saying about Obama to McCain's situation is just a fallacy. McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone, which at the time was a U.S. Protectorate. He was born to an American airman and his American wife while they were stationed at Coco Solo Airbase. According to the birthers, Obama was born in Kenya to a Kenyan man and an American woman, with his mom missing the deadline to declare him a US citizen. Again, I think there's no validity to their claims, but the two situations aren't even remotely similar.

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Your right. Democratic leaders quickly dismissed the Panama Canal thing as nonsense. Republican leaders (with the exception of a few) still use this to try to drum up donations from easily misled idiots. That's the main difference I've seen.

Krisken;255086][quote=Armadillo said:

Someone actually brought up the McCain "controversy?" Laughable.

Now, I also think the birthers are full of crap, but to compare what they're saying about Obama to McCain's situation is just a fallacy. McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone, which at the time was a U.S. Protectorate. He was born to an American airman and his American wife while they were stationed at Coco Solo Airbase. According to the birthers, Obama was born in Kenya to a Kenyan man and an American woman, with his mom missing the deadline to declare him a US citizen. Again, I think there's no validity to their claims, but the two situations aren't even remotely similar.

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Your right. Democratic leaders quickly dismissed the Panama Canal thing as nonsense. Republican leaders (with the exception of a few) still use this to try to drum up donations from easily misled idiots. That's the main difference I've seen.[/QUOTE]

I really think you're overstating both the prevalence of the birthers and the Republican Party's "embracing" of them. They're not a large group, the Republicans would just as soon they went away quickly, and most conservatives think they're batshit crazy. They're a lunatic fringe, just like the 9/11 Truther movement.

Armadillo;255096][quote=Krisken;255086][quote=Armadillo said:

Someone actually brought up the McCain "controversy?" Laughable.

Now, I also think the birthers are full of crap, but to compare what they're saying about Obama to McCain's situation is just a fallacy. McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone, which at the time was a U.S. Protectorate. He was born to an American airman and his American wife while they were stationed at Coco Solo Airbase. According to the birthers, Obama was born in Kenya to a Kenyan man and an American woman, with his mom missing the deadline to declare him a US citizen. Again, I think there's no validity to their claims, but the two situations aren't even remotely similar.

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Your right. Democratic leaders quickly dismissed the Panama Canal thing as nonsense. Republican leaders (with the exception of a few) still use this to try to drum up donations from easily misled idiots. That's the main difference I've seen.[/quote]

I really think you're overstating both the prevalence of the birthers and the Republican Party's "embracing" of them. They're not a large group, the Republicans would just as soon they went away quickly, and most conservatives think they're batshit crazy. They're a lunatic fringe, just like the 9/11 Truther movement.[/QUOTE]
I didn't say they are large, and I didn't say they were prevalent. I said they don't distance themselves from them.

Go ahead and check how many times Republican Governors, Senators, and Representatives have waffled on this birth certificate thing. I'm not trying to be combative, I'm trying to show that if the Republican party can either be taken seriously or cater to the lunatic fringe. It doesn't work both ways.

Krisken said:

Go ahead and check how many times Republican Governors, Senators, and Representatives have waffled on this birth certificate thing. I'm not trying to be combative, I'm trying to show that if the Republican party can either be taken seriously or cater to the lunatic fringe. It doesn't work both ways.

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I've never heard anyone beyond a mullet wearing nutjob say anything in support of this. Got any sources where they talked about this? I'm not saying they haven't, but the way you have been talking about it it sounds like an EPIDEMIC!

Espy;255101][quote=Krisken said:

Go ahead and check how many times Republican Governors, Senators, and Representatives have waffled on this birth certificate thing. I'm not trying to be combative, I'm trying to show that if the Republican party can either be taken seriously or cater to the lunatic fringe. It doesn't work both ways.

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I've never heard anyone beyond a mullet wearing nutjob say anything in support of this. Got any sources where they talked about this? I'm not saying they haven't, but the way you have been talking about it it sounds like an EPIDEMIC![/QUOTE]

I guess this is the best way to put it. I'm really wondering where you're seeing Republican leaders "catering" to these loons, Krisken. I'm just not seeing it.

Espy- http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/25444_Page2.html Politico article on Republicans wanting it both ways (saying things like there are more important issues, not that it isn't important, etc).
http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/p...hat-birthers-have-a-point-blames-white-house/ Here Inhofe blames the White House, saying they didn't do enough to discourage birther charges (nevermind the certificate being up on his site, continuously being debunked, and every "real" certificate offered has been really bad forgeries).

Here Rep Trent Franks says it's ridiculous they won't produce long birth certificate http://www.politico.com/blogs/glenn...lous_O_wont_produce_longform_certificate.html

This is just a couple minutes of hunting. I could easily find more. We can not fix the problems in the political parties by ignoring them. That includes those we identify with.

Ignoring them like the democrat in the first article you cited? Who said this about the lovely folks in his district:

“Twenty-five percent of my people believe the Pentagon and Rumsfeld were responsible for taking the twin towers down,” said Rep. Collin Peterson, a Democrat who represents a conservative Republican district in Minnesota. “That’s why I don’t do town meetings.”

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I see pandering in your stories. You have a few reps stopping short of saying "go to hell" so that they keep the votes they need to get reelected.
I'm sorry man, but that hardly sounds like the giant issue you make it out to be. It's not a big issue and it's hardly a good way to try and discredit your political opponents in my book
I just see politicians (on both sides according to your article) doing some minor pandering to their people or ignoring them completely.

And keep in mind, I'm not saying that's right. They all should stand up to these nuts on both sides but I'm not the guy trying to get reelected here so it's easy for me to say that.

Espy said:

Ignoring them like the democrat in the first article you cited? Who said this about the lovely folks in his district:

“Twenty-five percent of my people believe the Pentagon and Rumsfeld were responsible for taking the twin towers down,” said Rep. Collin Peterson, a Democrat who represents a conservative Republican district in Minnesota. “That’s why I don’t do town meetings.”

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I see pandering in your stories. You have a few reps stopping short of saying "go to hell" so that they keep the votes they need to get reelected.
I'm sorry man, but that hardly sounds like the giant issue you make it out to be. It's not a big issue and it's hardly a good way to try and discredit your political opponents in my book
I just see politicians (on both sides according to your article) doing some minor pandering to their people or ignoring them completely.

And keep in mind, I'm not saying that's right. They all should stand up to these nuts on both sides but I'm not the guy trying to get reelected here so it's easy for me to say that.

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I guess I expect more out of my Reps. It's a shame more people dont.

You don't expect pandering?
I admire your desires, I look at it this way: I don't expect more, but I WANT more.
Realistically I know I'm not going to get it, it would be ridiculous to expect a politician to not pander. They need votes. That's how the system works. You want to change that you have to change the system.
Look at Obama. Remember when he said in the second debate that "marriage is between a man and a woman."?
I really doubt he believes that, but he needed votes and that probably helped get him a few.

Espy said:

You don't expect pandering?
I admire your desires, I look at it this way: I don't expect more, but I WANT more.
Realistically I know I'm not going to get it, it would be ridiculous to expect a politician to not pander. They need votes. That's how the system works. You want to change that you have to change the system.
Look at Obama. Remember when he said in the second debate that "marriage is between a man and a woman."?
I really doubt he believes that, but he needed votes and that probably helped get him a few.

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I understand that, I really do. I won't make excuses for him though. There are a lot of people on the left who have had enough of the weak approach Obama has taken on gay marriage so far. We'll see if that continues. It's still the first 9 months of his term.

Well, I don't know what you would expect. He didn't say "We will wait and see", He said "NO. GAYS CANNOT MARRY IN MY AMERICA."
That's not an easy thing to just flip flop on.




It's funny, but I just realized I'm more liberal than he is on this issue.
Huh.

Believe me, gay rights activists are aware, and we're not happy

Espy said:

It's funny, but I just realized I'm more liberal than he is on this issue.
Huh.

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Ain't it a corker? I love to pull that little nugget out whenever I get called out as a flaming right-wing zealot, which happens with alarming frequency.

I liked this sign

that sign is great.

I wonder if in the next Republican administration they will bring on a Birther into the whitehouse. Only to have him publicly resign over the weekend when it gets made public.

Republicans don't resign anymore. Unless, of course, they become lobbyists (this goes for both Republicans and Democrats).

Espy said:

You don't expect pandering?
I admire your desires, I look at it this way: I don't expect more, but I WANT more.
Realistically I know I'm not going to get it, it would be ridiculous to expect a politician to not pander. They need votes. That's how the system works. You want to change that you have to change the system.
Look at Obama. Remember when he said in the second debate that "marriage is between a man and a woman."?
I really doubt he believes that, but he needed votes and that probably helped get him a few.

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I honestly can't think of a system that avoids pandering. You tell the people what they want to hear so they vote for you, if they don't you don't get elected. Outside of one side completely shitting out their term in office and making the other side a shoe-in thus removing some pandering need.

I'm not justifying it by any means as it both makes a lot of people flip-floppers but it also makes it hard to really see what a canidate believes in vs what he is saying to get votes.

Krisken said:

Republicans don't resign anymore.

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Donald Rumsfeld and Alberto Gonzales would like a word with you...

Seriously, the Bush administration wasn't THAT long ago; you'd think memories wouldn't be so short.

Armadillo;255729][quote=Krisken said:

Republicans don't resign anymore.

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Donald Rumsfeld and Alberto Gonzales would like a word with you...

Seriously, the Bush administration wasn't THAT long ago; you'd think memories wouldn't be so short.[/QUOTE]
Way to quote 4 words of a 17 word post, champ. Not like that last sentence was important or anything to the point I was making.

This thread has way too much blah blah blah and not enough images of idiot, racist, ignorant Republicans. :humph:

Krisken;255754][quote=Armadillo;255729][quote=Krisken said:

Republicans don't resign anymore.

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Donald Rumsfeld and Alberto Gonzales would like a word with you...

Seriously, the Bush administration wasn't THAT long ago; you'd think memories wouldn't be so short.[/QUOTE]
Way to quote 4 words of a 17 word post, champ. Not like that last sentence was important or anything to the point I was making.[/QUOTE]

Fair enough, sport. Here's the entire quote:

Republicans don't resign anymore. Unless, of course, they become lobbyists (this goes for both Republicans and Democrats).

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I agree with you on the lobbyist point, but I took issue with the notion that "Republicans don't resign anymore," the implication being that their egos won't let them resign when asked to. I gave two recent examples of Republicans resigning, just to give ya a tweak.

I don't pick fights on purpose, so if I came off as strident, I apologize. Point stands, though. I do like the "champ, sport, tiger" back and forth, however.

Armadillo said:

I don't pick fights on purpose...

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Then what the devil are you doing in the Politics section, honeybunch?

Armadillo;255825][quote=Krisken;255754][quote=Armadillo;255729][quote=Krisken said:

Republicans don't resign anymore.

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Donald Rumsfeld and Alberto Gonzales would like a word with you...

Seriously, the Bush administration wasn't THAT long ago; you'd think memories wouldn't be so short.[/quote]
Way to quote 4 words of a 17 word post, champ. Not like that last sentence was important or anything to the point I was making.[/quote]

Fair enough, sport. Here's the entire quote:

Republicans don't resign anymore. Unless, of course, they become lobbyists (this goes for both Republicans and Democrats).

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I agree with you on the lobbyist point, but I took issue with the notion that "Republicans don't resign anymore," the implication being that their egos won't let them resign when asked to. I gave two recent examples of Republicans resigning, just to give ya a tweak.

I don't pick fights on purpose, so if I came off as strident, I apologize. Point stands, though. I do like the "champ, sport, tiger" back and forth, however. [/quote]
Me too. It takes some of the levity out of the situation, Junior.

As for the not resigning anymore part, I was thinking of the Santorum and Ensign. I personally don't care who they are schtupping or even think they should resign (well, except for the whole using government funds to go to Argentina to see his mistress, or bribing family members with jobs to keep them hushed).

A LOT of folks don't resign: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/CREW-Cut-Rangel-on-Most-Corrupt-List-Again-59453532.html

I wish a lot of people on both sides would. Or at the very least get voted out. Ugh.

One of the odder things to come out of the whole republican protests things is this Doonesbury comic: I'm not quite sure what to make of it.

They still make Doonesbury?

Espy said:

They still make Doonesbury?

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unfortunately

Charlie Dont Surf;256599][quote=Espy said:

They still make Doonesbury?

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unfortunately[/QUOTE]

Hey, it was on the front page of a newspaper comics section that was on the table in front of me. I don't go out of my way to read that thing.

Soliloquy;256600][quote=Charlie Dont Surf;256599][quote=Espy said:

They still make Doonesbury?

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unfortunately[/quote]

Hey, it was on the front page of a newspaper comics section that was on the table in front of me. I don't go out of my way to read that thing.[/quote]

They still make newspapers?

Yes, it's saturday. Yes, I'm at work.

Anyway, here's more pictures of the event in question.

















































Hey look, conservative cosplayers.





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The estimates on numbers for this little gathering have varied wildly... the parks service says 250k, the media says 1.5 million plus... some of the people involved estimate "over 500k."

Who knows.

GasBandit said:

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Hey, spot the plant. Nice of him to advertise it in big, purple letters.