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amazingxkcd
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On March 04 2016 13:25 m4ini wrote: Aw. Well, american politics are funny though. im quite invested in politics but i find my views too untasteful for discussion on tl On March 04 2016 13:25 BisuDagger wrote: We will get political during the terror Starleague casts. Those need to come faster! all with whiskey of course! | ||
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m4ini
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Souma
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amazingxkcd
GRAND OLD AMERICA16375 Posts
On March 04 2016 13:38 Souma wrote: amazingzkcd must be a Trump supporter. He spams Twitter with him. thats only the start | ||
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kwizach
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46548 Posts
On March 04 2016 13:49 kwizach wrote: By the way, does anyone seriously believe, after watching this debate, that Trump could handle Hillary in a debate? He'll excite his base as usual, for sure, but most independents and moderates will clearly see who's competent between the two and who's the person they should elect as president. Same with Trump vs. Bernie imo. | ||
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amazingxkcd
GRAND OLD AMERICA16375 Posts
he's banking on dirt of Hillary -- Benghazi, emails, etc. As for Bernie, not sure but I don't see Bernie winning the democratic nomination regardless | ||
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oBlade
United States6612 Posts
On March 04 2016 13:49 kwizach wrote: By the way, does anyone seriously believe, after watching this debate, that Trump could handle Hillary in a debate? He'll excite his base as usual, for sure, but most independents and moderates will clearly see who's competent between the two and who's the person they should elect as president. Presidential debates are an entirely different animal... He might or might not be good at them, but they're completely different. I don't see that primary debates are a way to evaluate how he'd do. I would also suggest that 1 year ago he didn't have a base (or candidacy) and his ability to win supporters is not to be underestimated. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
i suppose the space of potential shock issues is diminishing. he needs to handle cruz, maybe call him a canadian | ||
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IgnE
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KwarK
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Mohdoo
United States15743 Posts
A pot shop in Portland announced it plans to donate a portion of its sales to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, KGW-TV reported Wednesday. As part of the “Burn One for Bernie” campaign, the owner of Foster Buds, which has two dispensaries, said the business will donate 10 percent of sales from every $10 “Farmer 12” joint sold to Sanders’ campaign. http://www.ibtimes.com/burn-one-bernie-portland-marijuana-shop-donates-sales-sanders-campaign-2329489 | ||
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Slaughter
United States20255 Posts
On March 04 2016 14:33 KwarK wrote: Are the rules of engagement something that gets repealed anyway? Aren't they more like a series of guidelines issued by the Pentagon so as not to break the Geneva convention and get in trouble for all that shit? I'm confused by the word repeal. It's like if he'd said he wanted to repeal "no shirt, no shoes, no service". Sure, he could make a case for it but still, repeal? Apparently he thinks the president personally sets the rules by himself? | ||
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ticklishmusic
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IgnE
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TheFish7
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kwizach
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JW_DTLA
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On March 04 2016 14:33 KwarK wrote: Are the rules of engagement something that gets repealed anyway? Aren't they more like a series of guidelines issued by the Pentagon so as not to break the Geneva convention and get in trouble for all that shit? I'm confused by the word repeal. It's like if he'd said he wanted to repeal "no shirt, no shoes, no service". Sure, he could make a case for it but still, repeal? Former SecDEF Rober Gates: “The level of dialogue on national security issues would embarrass a middle schooler,” Gates said of the Republican contenders at a Politico Playbook event in Washington on Monday. “People are out there making threats and promises that are totally unrealistic, totally unattainable. Either they really believe what they’re saying or they’re cynical and opportunistic and, in a way, you hope it’s the latter, because God forbid they actually believe some of the things that they’re saying.” http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/26/robert-gates-republican-presidential-candidates-national-security More problematically, ending the rules of engagement would cause us to lose our wars. We are fighting for the people under the sway of various insurgent groups. We don't want to liquidate the Sunnis of Iraq. We want to kill the ISIS guys (of which a significant portion are Sunni Iraqis) enough to drive them out of power. Blasting civvies is the surest way to destroy the legitimacy of our campaign and drive Sunni Iraqis in the arms of ISIS. | ||
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
Star Wars Episode V: The Establishment Strikes Back Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Old White Guy | ||
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oBlade
United States6612 Posts
On March 04 2016 15:20 kwizach wrote: I think Romney is really thinking hard about actually becoming the Republican nominee at the end of a brokered convention. Romney of course having already proved in 2012 that his campaign would be broker. | ||
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