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[Black Mamba]

I think video games comparisons are a lot like sports comparisons.

Across generations, it's really tough to make.

Well sure, any title team today could beat any title team from the distant past. The '85 Bears would probably be rocked by Denver or Carolina last year. The rules are different, the players are bigger/faster, science/medicine advances, etc. That doesn't mean the '85 Bears aren't one of the greatest teams of all time. It's just not right to compare directly.

So when people talk about, say, Ocarina of Time but didn't grow up with it, I can understand not having a fondness for it.

But for me, Ocarina and SMB3 are probably the greatest games ever. Ocarina, in particular, was just mind-blowing at the time. I spent countless hours just exploring. Riding on a horse with the rumble-pack was like entering video game heaven.

That's not to say games today can't or aren't better. Loved Twilight Princess (and yes Skyward Sword is also awesome). But personally, nothing can ever top certain things because of the attachment I have.

Ocarina is on that list. I was just young enough where I could still be in awe of something like that and the game was great and fun and it was peak video game for me.

There is video of me at my 6th birthday party opening SMB3 gift from a friend and I pretty much had a seizure I was so excited. When do I get excited about anything like that, anymore?

I don't.

Anyway, my point is Ocarina is GOAT but that's personal. For people who are much younger than I, I can see how not.




On politics, interesting to see how quickly the GOP is avoiding talking about Trump.

 

[mo60]

Christie: Orlando attack should prompt overseas military response

The republicans are still running with this crap when we know oversea terrorist groups had little to do with this incident most likely.

 

[Avon Barksdale]

Christie: Orlando attack should prompt overseas military response

So he's saying we should bomb Florida? 🤔

 

[Macho Madness]

https://twitter.com/bpolitics/status/742824146787303425

Bloomberg Politics @bpolitics
JUST IN: Hillary Clinton has 12-point edge over Donald Trump in @bpolitics national poll http://bloom.bg/1Xo01wM

 

[eBay Huckster]

So he's saying we should bomb Florida?

I'm on board.

 

[FloydtheFathead]

So he's saying we should bomb Florida? 🤔

I mean it's not like Gainesville wouldn't be improved by such a measure

https://twitter.com/bpolitics/status/742824146787303425

Somewhere Ivy sprung an erection and doesn't know why.

 

[BanGy.nz]

So he's saying we should bomb Florida? 🤔

Either Florida or New York.

 

[Black Mamba]

 

[User 463088]

You having bad taste is actually an objective observation of the universe we inhabit.

Just lean into it.

I drew you a diagram.

Points for Alaska.

But I can't believe so many of you are so wrong about video games. Sad.

 

[Officerrob]

https://twitter.com/bpolitics/status/742824146787303425

Republican leaders and donors have got to be shitting their pants

 

[Black Mamba]

Moar:

55% saying they would NEVER vote for Trump. 63% of women.

L
O
L

 

[nature boy]

Republican Senators Lose Hope That Donald Trump Will Change

This plus the 12 points advantage and Trump is not the nominee.

 

[User 463088]

Oh my god my penis.....

 

[gcubed]

Republican Senators Lose Hope That Donald Trump Will Change

This plus the 12 points advantage and Trump is not the nominee.

god i really REALLY want to watch this shitshow unfold.

 

[FloydtheFathead]

Moar:

55% saying they would NEVER vote for Trump. 63% of women.

L
O
L

Pls pick Gingrich.. Pls god.. Pls!!

 

[Officerrob]

How long until we hear about the RNC potentially changing the rules?

 

[Black Republican]

If Hill even wins or loses white mean by a 1% , Trump's getting blown the fuck out

White women too? damn

 

[HylianTom]

How long until we hear about the RNC potentially changing the rules?

They show their cards on this matter the week before the convention.

I am turgid.

 

[FloydtheFathead]

How long until we hear about the RNC potentially changing the rules?

Isn't a week before the convention? Unless leaks happen or something?

They show their cards on this matter the week before the convention.

I am turgid.

I'm excited Tom so very excited

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

JESUS. Did they have a previous poll?

This is all still pretty early and probably shows how sensitive the polls are now more than anything else. But she still has quite a few good shoes waiting to drop--Bernie dropping out and prrrrrobably endorsing, the email monkey coming off her back, the convention bounce...

Plenty can happen and we're ages away from the election. But pants are no doubt being shat, regardless.

 

[Cybit]

Open primaries AND same-day registration as a demand? Aside from the latter not being in the control of the DNC, if someone wants to vote in the Dem primary, but can't bring it upon themselves to register as an actual the Dem the actual day of the vote, then they have no business voting in it . . . PERIOD. This is a party function, get out of here with that nonsense.

Get rid of Superdelegates? After the shitshow that is the GOP candidate this year? Again, F off with that demand too.

You lost by nearly 4 million votes and hundreds of pledged delegates, count yourself lucky if you get to speak at the damn convention you freeloader that only became a Dem because it was the only way you'd get the national attention your narcissistic ass craves.

You..you do realize this would make it easier for minorities to vote, right? Like significantly easier?

I never thought I'd see the day where progressives were demanding more restrictive voting policies. Less restrictive voting policies, both for primaries and general election, disproportionately benefit minorities. Would have helped us in 2008 immensely for Obama. One primary election where it would have helped young voters (minorities and whites) and all of a sudden "Screw You Sanders".

 

[CCS]

YAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSS

 

[User1608]

Hnnggg

 

[eBay Huckster]

JESUS. Did they have a previous poll?

their last poll (in mid-March) had her up 54-36 without any third-party candidates

 

[plagiarize]

You..you do realize this would make it easier for minorities to vote, right? Like significantly easier?

I never thought I'd see the day where progressives were demanding more restrictive voting policies. Less restrictive voting policies, both for primaries and general election, disproportionately benefit minorities. Would have helped us in 2008 immensely for Obama. One primary election where it would have helped young voters (minorities and whites) and all of a sudden "Screw You Sanders".

Indeed. And Clinton would still have won with these rules.

So what's the problem?

 

[avaya]

So he's saying we should bomb Florida? 🤔

DEAD.

 

[Voysa Reezun]

This poll was partly taken AFTER Orlando, so...yeah.

 

[Wilsongt]

Shooting at a Wal-Mart where I live.

Only one person and it was outside. Fuck this shit.

 

[Iolo]

Just heard a guy at work suggest Bernie could still win because 'anything could happen, including an indictment'

wegotone.gif

 

[User 463088]

Shooting at a Wal-Mart where I live.

Only one person and it was outside. Fuck this shit.

I' sorry. Stay safe friend.

 

[Wilsongt]

Just heard a guy at work suggest Bernie could still win because 'anything could happen, including an indictment'

wegotone.gif

The Kool-Aid must be sweet and tasty. Continue to drink, for you will need the hydration when the salt begins to flow.

 

[daedalius]

How do these people they polled think TRUMP is better at handling a terrorist threat than Hills? I don't get it.

I mean, do they just want us to nuke them? Because I'm pretty sure that's what trump would do.

 

[mo60]

The RNC is not going to drop Trump no matter what he does in the next few weeks. They are not going to drop him because they will piss off there voter base if they did that.

 

[eBay Huckster]

their last poll (in mid-March) had her up 54-36 without any third-party candidates

though she probably also had more than 55% of Sanders supporters in that mid-March poll

 

[Emarv]

 

[Rebel Leader]

Anderson Cooper dragging Florida AG Pam Bondi on her hypocrisy saying she supports the LGBT community is an amazing thing to watch:

https://twitter.com/AC360/status/742790559748743168

I really hate her

 

[User 463088]

Her just obvious happiness gets me every single time. Also that poll asked the people who could better deal with this type of issue if it were to happen again. Trump only leads her by 4 on that metric. That's great for us. Shows any bump he could get is going to be small like his hands.

 

[royalan]

You..you do realize this would make it easier for minorities to vote, right? Like significantly easier?

I never thought I'd see the day where progressives were demanding more restrictive voting policies. Less restrictive voting policies, both for primaries and general election, disproportionately benefit minorities. Would have helped us in 2008 immensely for Obama. One primary election where it would have helped young voters (minorities and whites) and all of a sudden "Screw You Sanders".

There are multiple ways to make it easier to register people to vote that don't involve enabling independents to hijack a party's primary. Automatic registration, for one.

 

[nature boy]

The RNC is not going to drop Trump no matter what he does in the next few weeks. They are not going to drop him because they will piss off there voter base if they did that.

Their voter base wants to win, if he's tanking he's out.

 

[JesseEwiak]

You..you do realize this would make it easier for minorities to vote, right? Like significantly easier?

I never thought I'd see the day where progressives were demanding more restrictive voting policies. Less restrictive voting policies, both for primaries and general election, disproportionately benefit minorities. Would have helped us in 2008 immensely for Obama. One primary election where it would have helped young voters (minorities and whites) and all of a sudden "Screw You Sanders".

I want people who actually support the goals of the Democratic party and who have a long term interest in the goals of the Democratic party to choose who actually leads the Democratic party - if you can't remember to change your registration a month before the election, then I really don't feel that bad.

Yeah, the six month deadlines in New York are stupid, but so is the idea of letting a bunch of Republicans or wacky college anarchists voting in unelectable candidates on the local and state level.

 

[cogent]

Their voter base wants to win, if he's tanking he's out.

They aren't going to drop him. There is a zero percent chance of that. If they wanted to win over all else they wouldn't have voted for him.

 

[mo60]

Their voter base wants to win, if he's tanking he's out.

There voter base thinks the other guys that fought against trump in the primary were losers. They would be pissed if the republican nomination was taken away from trump and given to someone else that really did not work hard for it.

 

[Hazmat]

Their voter base wants to win, if he's tanking he's out.

Do you think he'd go quietly? It's a loss either way (assuming he's unelectable) but Keeping him prevents completely fracturing their party.

 

[Voysa Reezun]

They aren't going to drop him. There is a zero percent chance of that. If they wanted to win over all else they wouldn't have voted for him.

If the "they" that you are referring to is the GOP voter base, they really do think that voting Trump equals a win over everything else. They believe that they're some sort of silent majority and that Trump will carry the day in November.

If the "they" that you are referring to is the GOPe, they don't want to shatter their base. If they could dump Trump right now with no harm to their coalition of voters, they would absolutely do so and run Rubio or Jeb! instead.

 

[Cesare Borgia]

Their voter base wants to win, if he's tanking he's out.

The base doesn't believe he's losing. As long as republicans deny basic polling science and believe they are the "silent majority" they'll never change. You can bet that after Trump loses much of the far right will argue the establishment is to blame for shackling Trump.

 

[Cybit]

Indeed. And Clinton would still have won with these rules.

So what's the problem?

So why not go all open primaries on the same day, get rid of caucuses and other restrictive voting, and remove super delegates?

Everyone keeps saying that superdelegates would have saved the party from Trump...that's not actually completely true. What got the GOP is that they do Winner Take All in many states, and that's what got Trump the lead. You need to remove WTA, add Dem delegation rules and add in the 20% super delegates in order to stop Trump.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/donald-trump-would-be-easy-to-stop-under-democratic-rules/

Voting in this country is insanely restrictive. I'm for opening them all up.

 

[nature boy]

They aren't going to drop him. There is a zero percent chance of that. If they wanted to win over all else they wouldn't have voted for him.

There voter base thinks the other guys that fought against trump in the primary were losers. They would be pissed if the republican nomination was taken away from trump and given to someone else that really did not work hard for it.

Do you think he'd go quietly? It's a loss either way (assuming he's unelectable) but Keeping him prevents completely fracturing their party.

The party either way will be divided - between the elected officials and donors and *part* of the voter base.
So the big question is what option hurts the Senate and the House most, and you can make the case that Trump is too toxic for these candidates.
I think most officials have given up on the White House.

 

[theprodigy]

You..you do realize this would make it easier for minorities to vote, right? Like significantly easier?

I never thought I'd see the day where progressives were demanding more restrictive voting policies. Less restrictive voting policies, both for primaries and general election, disproportionately benefit minorities. Would have helped us in 2008 immensely for Obama. One primary election where it would have helped young voters (minorities and whites) and all of a sudden "Screw You Sanders".

I don't really see how closed vs open primaries makes a difference with same-day registration, given that you can switch the day of anyway?

 

[Y2Kev]

Omg curb season 9 announced

God ducking bless Hillary Clinton already

 

[thepotatoman]

They aren't going to drop him. There is a zero percent chance of that. If they wanted to win over all else they wouldn't have voted for him.

I remember the primary polls generally showing a higher percentage of republicans thinking Trump was most likely to win the general election than the percentage of republicans planning to vote for trump in the primary.