PhoenixDark
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Terry McAuliffe is one of the worst candidates ever. Thankfully he's running against the worst candidate ever.
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That's actually a good question.
ClassyPenguin
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Is that reporting...
or
reporting.
or
reporting.
I think they lump Shep Smith's news show into evening.
NYCmetsfan
Banned
Speechwriters gotta hate this.
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thepotatoman
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Car chases and the kidnappings of pretty white girls counts as news reporting right? That's basically all Gretta's show is. You can also easily put plenty of bias into news reporting by using selective bias, or throwing a weighted question somewhere in the report, or simply just using tone of voice. Reporting v opinion time is such a worthless metric.
Black Mamba
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So Obama may just come out of this looking amazing.
If it does happen with Syria giving up chemical weapons and Russians bending on their stance to avert strikes
A. Obama's diplomacy averted military force and accomplished desired goals, for the most part
B. Congress voting "no" on use of force if necessary would make the GOP look very weak considering it would de-leverage Obama's diplomacy
C. Congress got to whine while Obama came out ahead.
I didn't see it playing out like this, fwiw. Ignoring the politics, I really hope this is what happens and we can avoid military use and still get the Syrians punished in some fashion. Them just admitting they have the weapons, as they have today, is a step forward. This is good for everyone involved if it happens.
PS: Since you asked, Dax, that's me in the middle. http://i.imgur.com/qQYXalg.jpg
And here's me firing a gun for the first time. o_0 http://i.imgur.com/IIoPw32.jpg
I'm finally a real American!
If it does happen with Syria giving up chemical weapons and Russians bending on their stance to avert strikes
A. Obama's diplomacy averted military force and accomplished desired goals, for the most part
B. Congress voting "no" on use of force if necessary would make the GOP look very weak considering it would de-leverage Obama's diplomacy
C. Congress got to whine while Obama came out ahead.
I didn't see it playing out like this, fwiw. Ignoring the politics, I really hope this is what happens and we can avoid military use and still get the Syrians punished in some fashion. Them just admitting they have the weapons, as they have today, is a step forward. This is good for everyone involved if it happens.
PS: Since you asked, Dax, that's me in the middle. http://i.imgur.com/qQYXalg.jpg
And here's me firing a gun for the first time. o_0 http://i.imgur.com/IIoPw32.jpg
I'm finally a real American!
RoninChaos
Member
Right, that's the part I don't understand.
I dunno, whatever their plan is it seems needlessly convoluted. They're like Scooby Doo villains.
PhoenixDark
Banned
Russia seems to be pulling out, waiting for more details. Still, Russia has decided to declare their weapons...the question is whether they rescind the apparent deal to give up their weapons.
jamesinclair
Banned
Im not so excited.
Look at Iraq, they said they got rid of their WOMD, they had UN inspectors come in who said there were none, and yet we still found WOMD they were hiding once we invaded!
troller gonna troll
CoffeeJanitor
Member
I don't see how Obama gets credit for any of this. It was pretty clear how he was going to go forward had this out not appeared.
He got lucky.
He got lucky.
ClassyPenguin
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Stop looking so normal people, I expected freaks of nature.
I don't think so, all he restated was the fact that going to Congress was not legally required and that he is the Commander in Chief, so he can order strikes and military movement without Congress approval.
Black Mamba
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Better to be lucky than good.
The Librarian
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CoffeeJanitor
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The result is great. I just don't like seeing undue praise.
With the presidency you either get credit for everything or get blamed for it all. Doesn't matter if it's due or not.
Russia is just objecting to a Chapter 7 resolution in the UN, which would give the US/UN the authority to carry out a military strike if Assad doesn't follow through. The Russians also do not want the resolution to include the direct placement of responsibility for the attacks on Assad, as this would directly go against the official Russian position that "if anything bad happened, then the rebels did it." They're not pulling out of the broader agreement taking shape since that would be a huge blow to Russian credibility and would only improve Obama's position.
Mmm, yes. He's always "lucky" when the best result wins out.
Black Mamba
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LOOK WHO'S HAVING FUN
haha, I was completely trashed there too, but I am great at being really drunk without people thinking I'm more than buzzed. I ain't sloppy like some!
Although at some point I was doing back flips on the stripper pole in the limo, but hey, what's Vegas without a stripper pole story, right?
It was a great time. Highlight was the Dune Buggy thing we did Saturday morning (other than seeing some friends I hadn't seen in too long a time).
It'll happen regardless. Clinton gets credit for the 90s boom even though he really didn't do anything to cause it.
So I get some fundraising crap from the DSCC:
Okay, wat? Turtleface losing his seat would be a huge blow to the GOP and Senate Republican leadership, no mistake there. But to outright state 'any shot at a Republican White House or Seante would be completely gone for years" is poppycock.
Okay, wat? Turtleface losing his seat would be a huge blow to the GOP and Senate Republican leadership, no mistake there. But to outright state 'any shot at a Republican White House or Seante would be completely gone for years" is poppycock.
TacticalFox88
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"First rule of leadership: EVERYTHING is your fault."
If those numbers hold steady we'll be dining on turtle soup soon enough.
Yeah, looking good. When you consider a 3 point MoE, if it remains that way, it's going to be a tight race regardless if the numbers stay where they are.
Either way Turtleface losing his seat being the key to shutting the GOP out of the White House indefinitely makes no sense whatsoever.
RustyNails
Member
Dude was running for the 1902457th term in the senate. There is lot of baggage with that.
Carpe Libertatem
Member
It's a fundraising email. You shouldn't try to make sense of them.
Bam Bam Baklava
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Not supposed to make sense. It's supposed to make you give them money.
NYCmetsfan
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Carpe Libertatem
Member
Because he's one of the two faces of Congress and Congress is wildly unpopular (even though individual members fare much better, McConnell and Reid are the faces of the Senate, as President Obama is the face of the Executive Branch). He's also been in office a long time. That can be a detriment.
His fate is probably dependent on how well Kynect does.
Rhomega Beta
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It's in an hour right? Anywhere to watch it online?
TacticalFox88
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Obama slapping down idiots who think Syria will lead to WWIII
Huffington Post has a stream of it, but it's already on.
edit: Obama wants to postpone vote. Will wait for UN inspectors to inspect, will continue Putin talks.
Rhomega Beta
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And I just check in to see him stop talking and walk away...
RustyNails
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What a war hungry neocon hawk of a president.
Dude Abides
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Pretty early, but pretty encouraging for de Blasio supporters (I am one).
Eh. I give it a 6.5/10.
Here's a site that updates the primary results every 10 seconds.
http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2013/nyc-primary-results
http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2013/nyc-primary-results
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