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KwarK
United States43526 Posts
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Danglars
United States12133 Posts
On January 11 2016 10:06 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Except the GOP is for small government more benefits and better jobs at home goes against that theory and pro business ethos. I don't think the GOP can be seriously for small government beyond the slogans. They're for big government with the GOP running it. See: Ryan budget, any number of omnibus, farm subsidies and general pork. The Tea Party revolution was for small government, the party hasn't been for some time now. The standard bromides on benefits and the American worker are essentially bipartisan, though the plans aren't too similar. | ||
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
On January 11 2016 11:03 Danglars wrote: I don't think the GOP can be seriously for small government beyond the slogans. They're for big government with the GOP running it. See: Ryan budget, any number of omnibus, farm subsidies and general pork. The Tea Party revolution was for small government, the party hasn't been for some time now. The standard bromides on benefits and the American worker are essentially bipartisan, though the plans aren't too similar. Which is why there has been the so called revolt. Party heads have preached (lied) about small government intentions while basically being cronyist, and really letting the government expand. | ||
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tshi
United States2495 Posts
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Doraemon
Australia14949 Posts
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
On January 11 2016 12:17 Doraemon wrote: trump went on a rant about china and admiring kim jung un. dude is hilarious. maybe he should tell china to build a wall too since they're the experts They have something "better" than a wall between Nkorea and China. Barbed wire, a DMZ, and military outposts with KOS orders. And thats just within NKorea's own border. | ||
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Doraemon
Australia14949 Posts
from memory it was barely secured with an easy to access river separating the two | ||
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Zooper31
United States5711 Posts
I still can't believe Trump is still running and is so far ahead for the republican nomination that he actually has a chance at winning. This has to be some sort of horrible distorted reality like the movie Idiocracy. He is such a hate filled, racist, rich pompus asshole and he's actually popular! | ||
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m4ini
4215 Posts
Relevant: http://flavorwire.com/537887/who-said-it-presidential-hopeful-donald-trump-or-idiocracy-president-camacho As a side note, Terry Crews is amazing. | ||
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acker
United States2958 Posts
On January 11 2016 12:19 cLutZ wrote: They have something "better" than a wall between Nkorea and China. Barbed wire, a DMZ, and military outposts with KOS orders. And thats just within NKorea's own border. The China-North Korea border is fairly porous; China now has its own "undocumented worker" problem with North Korean laborers. On the subject of China, the recent stock market crash has me worried. If China goes into recession, it may affect both Europe and the United States, with less-than-predictable effects on the election cycle. | ||
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
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Doublemint
Austria8700 Posts
On January 11 2016 23:38 ticklishmusic wrote: The stock market in China is more a symptom than a cause( even moreso than in the US) because only a small fraction of national wealth flows through it. It's nasty, but I think the US is relatively immune. What I'm really worried about is all those subprime construction loans... all the ghost cities in China were built with leverage and it's coming back to haunt them. it's almost like they had a blueprint. | ||
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
You mean a boo-print? I'm so sorry it's Monday morning. | ||
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Doublemint
Austria8700 Posts
On January 11 2016 23:44 ticklishmusic wrote: You mean a boo-print? I'm so sorry it's Monday morning. you are kinda forgiven. I woke up to the news of david bowie being dead. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45238 Posts
On January 11 2016 15:26 Zooper31 wrote: I haven't visited this thread since Obama got elected for his 2nd term. I still can't believe Trump is still running and is so far ahead for the republican nomination that he actually has a chance at winning. This has to be some sort of horrible distorted reality like the movie Idiocracy. He is such a hate filled, racist, rich pompus asshole and he's actually popular! Well it's because people like the fact that Trump is politically incorrect + doesn't appear to be bought-out + many people still haven't heard of Bernie Sanders + everyone's heard of Trump + some people appreciate a healthy dose of xenophobia and bigotry. | ||
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DickMcFanny
Ireland1076 Posts
If he were generally smart and had feasible policies, I wouldn't mind his being a bit rude. I still hope he won't get away with being a sack of wind much longer, but I feel the hope is fading. The problem with the US electorate is that you have the normal percentage of idiots, but then you also have Fox news who turn normal people into idiots and idiots into full blown morons. | ||
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heliusx
United States2306 Posts
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
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Doublemint
Austria8700 Posts
On January 12 2016 00:52 ticklishmusic wrote: Trump is getting hit where it hurts someone found quite the chink in his armor made of bullshit  | ||
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Deathstar
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