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Post by Phoenix84 on Nov 7, 2012 1:11:17 GMT -5
This is a big moment for our country. Despite the corruption, citizens united, and voter suppression, Democracy prevailed. I am such a proud American tonight. What are you smoking? Democracy nor the American people won tonight. We're heading down a path of destruction and neither candidate really has what it takes to turn this air craft carrier around. But BHO will certainly get us there faster.... Looks like we're in for another 4 more years of out of control spending, declining civil liberties, and weak forign policy.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Nov 7, 2012 1:13:25 GMT -5
You do realize that the only (even slightly) perceptible difference between the Republican party and the Democratic party is how they cater to the "ultra right"? If you eliminate that, you might as well just have one monolithic political party and do away with elections entirely. Send the billions you save in campaign funds up to Canada so we can build stone monuments mocking your screwy one-party electoral system.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2012 1:31:11 GMT -5
Allow me to state, definitively, "It's OVER."
Or, as they calls it in the Heartland: "crow-eatin' time".
With a heaping side of stuffin'.
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Post by Value Buy on Nov 7, 2012 1:32:02 GMT -5
I have been busy, at the local Republican headquarters. Oh, this is bad. In my worst nightmare did not expect Obama to run the table on Romney. I must be getting too old. I used to be able to pick the EC vote pretty closely. Good luck on the future of the Nation. The "I want my share of someone else's money because I am incapable of doing anything on my own" is officially in charge now.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2012 1:33:54 GMT -5
Virgil, value disagrees with you .... as does nearly everyone on my facebook... seriously, its downright scary on there right now....
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Nov 7, 2012 1:38:48 GMT -5
Indeed. Which is exactly why I predicted a win for Pres. Obama and why I'll collect my karma on our bet tomorrow. Never ever bet against the guy who promises to spend money like a drunken sailor to win an election. You and DJ still have to learn that. ;D Oh I don't doubt a lot of people think they're different. Most people also don't realize that bottled water is just tap water run through a low-efficiency filter and shot into a bottle, but they'll fight to the death either for or against it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2012 1:49:33 GMT -5
Indeed. Which is exactly why I predicted a win for Pres. Obama and why I'll collect my karma on our bet tomorrow. Never ever bet against the guy who promises to spend money like a drunken sailor to win an election. You and DJ still have to learn that. ;D Oh I don't doubt a lot of people think they're different. Most people also don't realize that bottled water is just tap water run through a low-efficiency filter, but they'll fight to the death either for or against it. In Connecticut, Republican candidate Linda McMahon spent over $77 million of her own (ample) funds in pursuit of a senate seat. If you had bet against her, you would have won.
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Post by mmhmm on Nov 7, 2012 1:49:42 GMT -5
Isn't it coincidental that there have also been 4 presidents assassinated in office? Yes, it is. You're being sarcastic (i.e. you don't really believe it's a coincidence)? The 'assassination' theory is totally inconsistent with everything Paul has ever said about Pres. Obama. No, I don't believe it to be a coincidence. However, that's merely my take on the issue, and it's based on years of experience dealing with people. Whether it's right, or not, only PBP knows.
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Post by tallguy on Nov 7, 2012 1:51:51 GMT -5
Most people also don't realize that bottled water is just tap water run through a low-efficiency filter and shot into a bottle, but they'll fight to the death either for or against it. Have 'em watch Penn & Teller's bit on it. They'll learn. ;D
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Post by mmhmm on Nov 7, 2012 1:59:16 GMT -5
LOL! Why anybody would buy water in bottles is beyond me, unless they've got a well that's contaminated, or something. I sure don't mind if they choose to do so, but I can't say I understand why they would.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Nov 7, 2012 2:03:14 GMT -5
That's just the thing. If she'd spent a paltry ten million telling people how she planned on funding better education, better research funding, better green tech, better banks, better benefits for the jobless, better highways, better this, better that (see the list of Elizabeth Warren's "priorities" posted earlier), she'd have had the election locked up in a heartbeat. Only suckers spend their own money to win an election. I suppose so. But your response clearly indicates that you (quite appropriately) feel all snow leopards should be horribly slaughtered. Bludgeoned to death with blunt objects, if possible. However, that's merely my take on the issue, and it's based on years of experience dealing with people. Whether it's right, or not, only you know. Hey, it does work! ;D
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Post by Jaguar on Nov 7, 2012 2:05:43 GMT -5
VILGIL
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Post by TonyTiger on Nov 7, 2012 2:07:44 GMT -5
I take it that the matter of the "Romney Edge" has now been resolved, yes?
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Post by Jaguar on Nov 7, 2012 2:09:17 GMT -5
Somewhat I guess.
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Post by mmhmm on Nov 7, 2012 2:32:07 GMT -5
That's just the thing. If she'd spent a paltry ten million telling people how she planned on funding better education, better research funding, better green tech, better banks, better benefits for the jobless, better highways, better this, better that (see the list of Elizabeth Warren's "priorities" posted earlier), she'd have had the election locked up in a heartbeat. Only suckers spend their own money to win an election. I suppose so. But your response clearly indicates that you (quite appropriately) feel all snow leopards should be horribly slaughtered. Bludgeoned to death with blunt objects, if possible. However, that's merely my take on the issue, and it's based on years of experience dealing with people. Whether it's right, or not, only you know. Hey, it does work! ;D Not very well. Not unless your years of experience tally up to more years of experience than my years of experience. Somehow, I don't think that's the case. ;D
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Post by mmhmm on Nov 7, 2012 2:33:18 GMT -5
I take it that the matter of the "Romney Edge" has now been resolved, yes? Yep. He was on the edge of going home. Now, he can jump off.
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Post by deziloooooo on Nov 7, 2012 2:44:11 GMT -5
I have been busy, at the local Republican headquarters. Oh, this is bad. In my worst nightmare did not expect Obama to run the table on Romney. I must be getting too old. I used to be able to pick the EC vote pretty closely. Good luck on the future of the Nation. The "I want my share of someone else's money because I am incapable of doing anything on my own" is officially in charge now. "I want my share of someone else's money because I am incapable of doing anything on my own"I bet you picked that sound byte up at Fox from Bill O'Reilly...he said something almost word for word to night..never listen to that channel but tonight I had it on for a bit just to get their take of the whole thing.. ;D
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Post by deziloooooo on Nov 7, 2012 2:47:12 GMT -5
Indeed. Which is exactly why I predicted a win for Pres. Obama and why I'll collect my karma on our bet tomorrow. Never ever bet against the guy who promises to spend money like a drunken sailor to win an election. You and DJ still have to learn that. ;D Oh I don't doubt a lot of people think they're different. Most people also don't realize that bottled water is just tap water run through a low-efficiency filter, but they'll fight to the death either for or against it. In Connecticut, Republican candidate Linda McMahon spent over $77 million of her own (ample) funds in pursuit of a senate seat. If you had bet against her, you would have won. Actually your a bit wrong there..It was a total of 93 million..that was for two seperate runs for the Seat...$50 million the first time and $43 million the second...
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Nov 7, 2012 7:38:32 GMT -5
Absolutely. That's our system. We had an election, it appears reasonable and realistic that Obama has won it, he's the President and that's that. I didn't think he'd be able to find enough people stupid enough to vote themselves out of a job, but I'll be a monkey's uncle, he did. Once again, the GOP establishment got their blessed moderate, and now Mitt Romney will be recorded in the history books as a footnote along side Gerald Ford, Bush 41, and Bob Dole. Silver Lining- Paul Ryan remains exactly where he is needed most. It has been an amazing election cycle. I am quite literally amazed by the Democratic Party faithful. I watched as the Democrats imploded at their convention while a nation watched, and yet- there they are on election day, shameless in their sad devotion to the wretched shell of a once great party. PBP, I commend you for accepting the election outcome, but I implore you to come to your senses about the so called "conservative" platform, which is trickle down voodoo economics, tax cuts for you (the rich according to you) government control over women's uterus's, marriage inequality, health care inequality, etc. I think you and your party will have to make adjustments if you can even dream of competing in the future. I would advise you to come to your senses and accept the sobering reality of what Obama voters just did. They re-elected a man than borrowed six trillion in four years. All other issues pale in comparison. The GOP cannot compromise on the necessessity to pass a real budget, and the President, who has no mandate, is going to have to give up on certain things- among them, his prized tax hikes. Obama is going to allow a nuclear Iran. Obama is going to block domestic energy production. An emboldened Obama bureaucracy is going to continue to smother businesses, ObamaCare alone is going to result in a million more unemployed just in 2013.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Nov 7, 2012 7:42:55 GMT -5
Isn't it coincidental that there have also been 4 presidents assassinated in office? Yes, it is. I didn't know that off the top of my head. I did know about the electoral college, and it was that I was referring to. I think it says a lot about people whose minds went immediately to assassination. Jeeze. I would NEVER suggest that.
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Post by mmhmm on Nov 7, 2012 8:10:12 GMT -5
You might say that, PBP, but that's not how many perceive you. You'll have to ask yourself why that might be. It's not always other peoples' fault. Sometimes, it's good to take a long look at how one presents oneself.
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Post by SweetVirginia on Nov 7, 2012 9:08:11 GMT -5
I would advise you to come to your senses and accept the sobering reality of what Obama voters just did. They re-elected a man than borrowed six trillion in four years. All other issues pale in comparison. The GOP cannot compromise on the necessessity to pass a real budget, and the President, who has no mandate, is going to have to give up on certain things- among them, his prized tax hikes. Obama is going to allow a nuclear Iran. Obama is going to block domestic energy production. An emboldened Obama bureaucracy is going to continue to smother businesses, ObamaCare alone is going to result in a million more unemployed just in 2013. Are you as certain of these predictions as you were about Romney"s landslide? If yes, then I think America is pretty safe.
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Post by thyme4change on Nov 7, 2012 9:38:31 GMT -5
Does this mean that I can go back to doubting Paul on just about everything he says?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2012 9:38:59 GMT -5
Did you ever stop?
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Post by Gardening Grandma on Nov 7, 2012 9:59:37 GMT -5
Are you as certain of these predictions as you were about Romney"s landslide? If yes, then I think America is pretty safe.
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Post by mmhmm on Nov 7, 2012 10:23:31 GMT -5
This will be combined into PBP's Mittmentum thread. There's no need to make a thread directed at another poster, thyme. While PBP probably should take his medicine for some of the claims he made, a thread is not required for that purpose.
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Post by kittensaver on Nov 7, 2012 10:32:31 GMT -5
Post #1:
Don't doubt me. Ever.
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Well I did doubt you. Always.
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Post by vandalshandle on Nov 7, 2012 10:54:20 GMT -5
Head for the hills! Stock up on ammo! Prepare for the revolution! It is the end of civilization as we know it!
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Post by Tennesseer on Nov 7, 2012 11:09:08 GMT -5
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Post by vandalshandle on Nov 7, 2012 11:10:20 GMT -5
"...and stop by my casino in Atlantic City on the way..."
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