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PoliGAF 2016 |OT7| Notorious R.B.G. Plans NZ Tour
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Breh... Do yourselves a favor and watch Obama's speech to CDN Parliament when you get a chance. Probably one of his best and that's no exaggeration. A thorough defense of progressive values and I got legit choked up at his talk of the idea of Canada/America being nations of immigrants and how shared values are what nations are built on.
I'm really gonna miss that man.
I'm really gonna miss that man.
User 463088
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Guis. Guis.
Benchmark thinks those Ballotpedia polls look legit. So, you know, take that to the bank?
Also, in the SUSA FL poll....Trump is only winning Cubans 45/34.
Benchmark thinks those Ballotpedia polls look legit. So, you know, take that to the bank?
Also, in the SUSA FL poll....Trump is only winning Cubans 45/34.
It was like watching Kobe drop 60, legit.
Can't wait.
the_prime_mover
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Great speech by Obama. Glad he took the time to address so many topics. I love how easily he speaks and hope Trudeau and the MPs will take a lot of what was said today to heart.
Relax mate. The computer has declared mate in 5 and Bernie is just moving his pieces randomly around and killing time.
The computer is the establishment
The Pocahontas stuff really bothers me because the media knows it's offensive and juvenile, but just go along with it. I don't know how many times I've heard reporters say "And Elizabeth Warren, who Trump likes to call Pocahontas, blah blah".
It's ridiculous. But everyone just goes along with it because whatevs. It's like Redskins, right guys? Nobody really cares! ugh
It's ridiculous. But everyone just goes along with it because whatevs. It's like Redskins, right guys? Nobody really cares! ugh
Cesare Borgia
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And unlike 2008 there is no incentive to giving him a cabinet position. Tying Hillary to the Obama administration was a good idea and worked out (rather than having her in the senate criticizing the administration). Whereas there is no potential damage to Sanders remaining in the senate criticizing the incoming democrat administration - he's been doing that for decades already. Nothing changes.
If he was smart he would have suspended his campaign and started holding rallies/fundraisers for progressive candidates at the state, local, and federal levels. Hillary was always going to gravitate towards Warren IMO, nothing would have changed that...but at least Sanders could have gotten in on the fun. Maybe doing some events with Warren, maybe Clinton. IE being a team player, because team players get rewarded in some form or fashion.
Here's a link,
https://youtu.be/b9bn0Q3DGoQ
I feel like in a lot of ways this was Obama unfettered. Free to speak as he truly feels. It's a reminder of how lucky we've been to have Bams as POTUS these past eight years.
https://youtu.be/b9bn0Q3DGoQ
I feel like in a lot of ways this was Obama unfettered. Free to speak as he truly feels. It's a reminder of how lucky we've been to have Bams as POTUS these past eight years.
Suikoguy
I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions
Sanders has never and will never be a team player. We dodged a bullet honestly.
God, the convention is gonna be lit. You can tell he's finally getting back in his old mode. This speech is gonna be incredible.
User 463088
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A friend of mine is in Pensacola for the weekend, and she's saying that Hillary is running ads up that way. If so, that's freaking insanely brilliant. It's deep red, but she's still investing the time/money. God, I feel like we may not fuck this up for once.
If anyone questions that, point them to the Jeremy Corbyn thread.
They actually elected a Bernie, and now their Bern has progressed to a full on fungal infection.
metalslimer
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I can legit say that was one of Obama's best speeches he's given this presidency
I like Hilary but I'm going to be truly sad when he leaves.
Also I almost made myself vomit by thinking of the trash Trump would have spewed up there as president.
I like Hilary but I'm going to be truly sad when he leaves.
Also I almost made myself vomit by thinking of the trash Trump would have spewed up there as president.
I can verify. Husband was in Mobile, Alabama last weekend, and the local channels were running pro-Hillary ads; this is a broadcast area that overlaps the northwestern corner of Florida. It's also a pretty cheap market to buy a decent amount of coverage. She's aiming to cut his margin in the Redneck Riviera.
Great speech. No one can match Obama's gravitas.
Dude, the pro and con Corbyn arguments in that thread feel like the exact same ones made between Bernie supporters and Clinton supporters just a few months back. I got a real bad case of deja vu reading it over.
User 463088
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That makes me insanely happy. There was a time in my life where I wanted to go to Pensacola Christian College. (Don't ask). Clinton's team is making all the right choices.
I don't trust him mayne
It's literally the same dynamic.
The difference is that in the UK, they don't have enough minority votes to stop it from happening. In the US they prevented Trump v Bernie (the white choices) from happening. In the UK, which is much more monolithic, there's a lack of diversity that firewalls against it.
eBay Huckster
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all my Canadian friends are raving about it so the second sentence of that post is hella accurate
Joe Shlabotnik
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Hnnnghhh these Florida polls ain't lookin' so swingy. I don't know how much she can "pull away" in Florida but if she consistently has a five-ish point lead in late summer we're gonna have to find something else to talk about for two months.
VendettaRed07
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I'd be more worried about Trump getting the nomination taken from him if I believed that the Republican party was functional enough to get everyone to agree on who they should nominate instead. If it isn't Trump than who? It won't be Ted, one reason why the nevertrump movement failed so badly is because they all hated him just as much if not more. Don't think Romney would be able to be rallied around again after losing. Paul Ryan wants nothing to do with this cycle.
User 463088
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I have to ask now, because of the awful C-word.
And it's not 'College'.
When I was younger, I wanted to be a Christian school teacher or youth minister. I went to a Christian school. Used to be in church every single time the doors were open. My dad paid to have our church's youth building redone. My mom, grandma and I cleaned the church every single Saturday. I used to sing in a quartet through high school....
I definitely grew out of that phase, though. I still know way more about the Bible than one strictly needs to know...
User 463088
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Hahaha, depends on the church. My church was an Independent, Fundamental, Pre-millennial KJV-1611 only baptist church. Drag queens probably wouldn't have been welcome. I'm pretty sure my parents and I were the only pro-choice, pro-LGBT people in the entire church.
One time our pastor told my mom I was going to grow up to be gay and she and my dad were like "So....?"
But, there are a lot of churches that are really welcoming. Metropolitan Community Church, for example, focuses nearly exclusively on the LGBT community.
Oh, no wonder you're donating all the time. It's a habit!
Bonen no Max'd
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So I went out for a walk today and on the way back this guy passed me a flyer about the Real Communist Party of Moscow [Idaho] doing a radio debate with someone from the Traditional Workers Party. He clarified to me that he was a real Communist and that Trump would be discussed. I'm trying to decide if college communist arguing with an actual Neo Nazi is good entertainment.
I just had a flashback to a great scene from the "Tales of the City" movie: one of the drag queens was wearing a hollow crucifix necklace - she was sniffing poppers from it, yelling loudly about Jesus..
Dubbedinenglish
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so what you are saying is you can PREACH, WORK, YAAAAASSSS.
User 463088
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...in 8 in heels. Yassss.
Do you happen to live near MCC? If so, you are actually not that far from me. That's about 40 minutes from where I live. I actually didn't know such a place existed around here, but then again, I am staunchly anti-religious, so you could have a world peace church next door to me and I wouldn't even know.
We can't go to any drag parties though if you do happen to be in the area though, queen. I'm presently gearing up to leave for a Zen monastery in a few weeks, and all of my wigs are laced for that.
I hope one would get the joke most Zen monastics have shaved heads, hence the wig joke. You better have gotten it before reading this!
andthebeatgoeson
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Dude, you could have been a congressmen.
Does he talk to anyone in the Senate? He never eats lunch with anyone, right?
User 463088
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Do you happen to live near MCC? If so, you are actually not that far from me. That's about 40 minutes from where I live. I actually didn't know such a place existed around here, but then again, I am staunchly anti-religious, so you could have a world peace church next door to me and I wouldn't even know.
We can't go to any drag parties though if you do happen to be in the area though, queen. I'm presently gearing up to leave for a Zen monastery in a few weeks, and all of my wigs are laced for that.
I hope one would get the joke most Zen monastics have shaved heads, hence the wig joke. You better have gotten it before reading this!
I live about an hour from the nearest Metropolitan Community Church. One of my life goals is to visit a Buddhist monastery for a few weeks. I most closely identify as an amalgamation of things with Buddhism probably central.
I know, right?
That ballotpedia poll for swing states has Hillary crushing the Donald, but when he's replaced with Paul Ryan and John Kasich, Hillary ties and loses respectively. How much do you think this is going to effect the RNC from kicking Trump out of the nomination at the convention?
I plan on going to see if this is a vocation I wish to engage with. I originally considered hospice care and nursing was because of my understanding of non-separateness and of being service. The problem of course became obvious; I dealt with pain, not suffering. We suffer more in our minds, so the battle of there is based upon the ego, the conceptualized "I" we think we are but can never actually be us. Our problems almost always stem from this conceptualized image, and I lack both the capability and position to help people sick or dying escape their problems from that arena. The straw that broke the camel's back for me was an MS patient who, even by PA law, I couldn't help with his troubles, so I was unable to help with his pain or his suffering about how his life is.
I kind of went around in a full circle for about three years getting back to this point, as I was looking to be a "practical" worker bee in society, to have this type of understanding as supplemental to whatever I do. That idea can very plainly go fuck itself now, because my interest is also actually the bedrock of reality, and what I seem to genuinely care of. As I write this, I have about 20 tabs of lectures, articles, and data on this kind of arena. This is my twerk.
Sorry for detour the topic away from politics, fam. But at least you know why I harp on free will and a self all of the time.
Retromelon
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http://wonkette.com/603542/mississippi-rep-real-sorry-he-told-mom-of-sick-kid-to-get-off-her-lazy-taker-ass
More republican fuckery at the link
More republican fuckery at the link
Suikoguy
I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions
It does not account for the shitstorm that would create.
The RNC have proven themselves quite incapable of stumping the Trump.
excelsiorlef
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God that headline is kinda gross.
It makes it sound like Murray is blocking Sanders. She's not, she's next in line if they re-take the Senate, she's earned it, and he just wants it because he's Bernie fucking Sanders and no one should ever say no to him.
Who gives a shit if she's a Clinton ally.
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