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news and politics » u.s. election (part iii)

asemisldkfj's avatar
16 years ago
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the law is no protection
so every once in a while I'll read something about how Obama isn't really as progressive as some people make him seem (and I agree) and then I'll read something about how McCain is cool about immigration reform and stuff, and I think, "maybe I should consider voting for McCain," or, "maybe I should just vote for neither of them and find a good third-party candidate to vote for" (this isn't possible; all the third-party candidates suck).

but seriously guys, have you seen this Sarah Palin interview on ABC? it is the most atrocious thing I have ever seen and she comes off as the dumbest, most ignorant person about foreign policy and it seriously scares the shit out of me to think that she could be VP (and even President). Charlie Gibson rules though and just seems like, "oh my god you are so dumb," the whole time. I think I might know more about foreign affairs than she does, and all I do is read most of The Economist every week.

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part 2

in striking contrast, Obama's interview on Bill O'Reilly's show is amazing and they joke about playing one-on-one basketball for almost a full minute at the end.

part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4

McCain needs to do a TV interview now.
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16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
oh and I really hate when I let myself get affected emotionally by a speech that is probably mostly empty words, but I really really love this Biden speech .
asemisldkfj's avatar
16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
here is a recent McCain interview .
lucas's avatar
16 years ago
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lucas
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this is depressing
asemisldkfj's avatar
16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
yep. I'm going down with the ship.
phi_'s avatar
16 years ago
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phi_
... and let the Earth be silent after ye.
Uhmerica! Uhmerica!
Science shed Its grace on thee!
DaGr8Gatzby's avatar
16 years ago
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DaGr8Gatzby
Drunk by Myself
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubris#Modern_times
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16 years ago
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DaGr8Gatzby
Drunk by Myself
Should link to sarah palin :)
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjxzmaXAg9E
andyp's avatar
16 years ago
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andyp
nothing is wrong - what are you scared of?
haha.. spectacular :D
Chiken's avatar
16 years ago
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Chiken
Don't Let Your Walls Down
lol at the blonde chick who kept sticking her face in the camera
lucas's avatar
16 years ago
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lucas
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i voted today. /o/
Fsmart's avatar
16 years ago
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Fsmart
lucas>>this is depressing

word

nestor's video (mob)

I don't know how that is supposed to affect me. does it surprise me that when you stump random republicans some of them are pretty ill-informed and prejudiced? the only thing that would surprise me is if someone could not elicit the same kind of crap if they did a similar thing with democrats.

as far as i am concerned national politics are a waste of energy and time, but since montana may be a swing state this year i think i will vote.
nny's avatar
16 years ago
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M̮͈̣̙̰̝̃̿̎̍ͬa͉̭̥͓ț̘ͯ̈́t̬̻͖̰̞͎ͤ̇ ̈̚J̹͎̿̾ȏ̞̫͈y̭̺ͭc̦̹̟̦̭̫͊̿ͩeͥ̌̾̓ͨ
it'd be pretty easy to do to democrats as well.
asemisldkfj's avatar
16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
same concept and level of stupidity, less despicable ideas like racism.
Fsmart's avatar
16 years ago
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Fsmart
yeah but definitely classism, better than racism certainly but...
asemisldkfj's avatar
16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
crazy Democrats are classist? classist against who? most crazy Democrats I know of are like moderately rich hippies.
Fsmart's avatar
16 years ago
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i am not saying most dems, but i think classism is common. the very rich and very poor white are often demonized in my perspective.
asemisldkfj's avatar
16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
ok, I can see that.
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gawker/ … ain700.jpg
Fsmart's avatar
16 years ago
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Fsmart
hahahaha, mccain makes one hell of an ugly black man and obama looks like he is related to jim carrey. haha this is a great photo. mccain looks like he is going to die tomorrow. :P
andyp's avatar
16 years ago
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andyp
nothing is wrong - what are you scared of?
i thought he looks like he is going to die tomorrow every day...
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16 years ago
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DaGr8Gatzby
Drunk by Myself
I concur.

So the BetUS sportsbook odds for the outcome of the political race are the following:

Republican +600
Democrat -1400

... It's over.
lucas's avatar
16 years ago
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_electi … 697829.stm
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
pollster.com is really nice

i was at this american election party (just left) where this guy was like 'I read 1.5 hours of US election material a day, how will I fill my time up?'

:(
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
streaming cnn
rtsp://cnn-cnnlive-1-primary.wm.llnwd.net/cnn_cnnlive_1_primary/
dannyp's avatar
16 years ago
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dannyp
dʎuuɐp
if mccain, stroke, palin, fail.
lucas's avatar
16 years ago
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lucas
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maybe montana will be badass and go blue
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
I called this for obama about 30 mins ago

now its just a matter of how much land$lide
lucas's avatar
16 years ago
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lucas
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thank god--all i care about is not having to hear someone stupid representing my country.

replacing bush/cheney with mccain/palin isn't much of an upgrade.

i'll be pleased with obama/biden.

i'd also like to see my state go blue on this.
Fsmart's avatar
16 years ago
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Fsmart
yeah, montana blue? who would have thought?
phi_'s avatar
16 years ago
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phi_
... and let the Earth be silent after ye.
Obama won apparently. By a LOT.
andyp's avatar
16 years ago
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andyp
nothing is wrong - what are you scared of?
yeah.. mccain just failed
Fsmart's avatar
16 years ago
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Fsmart
i guess montana isn't blue :(
dannyp's avatar
16 years ago
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dannyp
dʎuuɐp
rtsp, what the fudge? this rocks!
VLC is lovin' this.
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16 years ago
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dannyp
dʎuuɐp
so, where do you get the streaming video link from nestor?
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
whoa, it's still working. it was reported on lifehacker.