Aye, he was only off by a sliver.
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United States Election: Nov 6, 2012 |OT| - Barack Obama Re-elected
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Aye, he was only off by a sliver.
Byakuya769
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Hahaha.
No. Best to ride this one out in some sort of shelter.
Dreams-Visions
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damn, mclauren earned that one, didn't he.
StriKeVillain
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Watching CBC Newsworld - thankfully pundit free so far. It's pretty nice!
Mackenzie 92
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Foliorum Viridum
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Bestiality. He also said the average gay man had 500 sexual partners etc. Scum, basically.
On-topic, I'm really hoping enough of you Yanks have the sense to vote back in Obama. It must be embarrassing having half your country siding with someone like Romney...
it's pink.. there is a shift... even with a large Mormon poulation we can get this stae Blue in 5-10 years escpecially with the Latino vote being more involved
Elfforkusu
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Don't you guys still have bomb shelters from the WWII days? Might want to sleep down there, just in case.
Phoenician_Viking
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Jesus, Instead of CNN giving results and follow up development. They are asking people how long they waited -_- Fuck you CNN.
The Abominable Snowman
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If I can get banned for making a "White People" joke, poor mclauren can get banned for making a "Black people" joke.
when you login to FB there's a link you click that asks if you voted
What results would you like them to report?
SteveWinwood
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When you go to facebook a little button pops up asking you if you voted. If you click it, there is a little blip where you are.
Talladega Knight
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cool msn:
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
You're changing the conversation. The conversation started not about who people should vote for, but rather the statement that the two majority party candidates are equally vile. I argued that this was reductionist, simplistic, and inaccurate, and prodded the user who said so to examine issues more closely. You presented an issue profile for which you argued it was true that both candidates were equally vile. I responded that such an issue profile was unlikely, but that the conclusion was false regardless. I was not responding to every third party voter here, although I've responded to several in this thread.
You're trying to make a point about Obama and in so doing ignoring the actual conversation we're having.
These points are not germane to the actual conversation we were having, which was that a user claimed both major parties are "equally vile".
Everyone has the right to vote how they want for any reasons including nonsensical ones. But others have a right, as part of the discussion, to critically reflect on, first of all, whether or not those reasons are externally coherent and make sense and reflect positively on the person making the decision, and second of all, whether or not those reasons are internally coherent and lead to the choice that best represents the values the person has. I choose not to engage with people on their external coherence, but I will engage with them on internal coherence.
I responded to this point earlier on in the thread when I talked about the importance of legitimacy and the basis on which losing vote in a swing state (either for a major party or a third party) might play out.
Again, this is not the conversation we're having. The conversation we're having is on the hypothetical that both parties are "equally vile". If a person believes the standard of behaviour for an incumbent president is higher than for a challenger and that Obama has not met that standard (IE he is a firing offence) then they do not believe that both parties are "equally vile".
If a person chooses not to vote because they legitimately believe that no candidate deserves a vote, that's fine and it's their right, but unless they actually believe all parties are "equally vile", that vote could be EV- depending on their location and the eventual result.
People clicking the I voted button
entremet
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They're a lot of religious people here that don't troll like that. I think he wanted attention.
Maybe they are checking people's statuses, searching for key words such as "voted". Something along those lines I guess.
done voting!
I took a page out of your book and now "Lizard Person" has another vote for some local sanitation office.
I took a page out of your book and now "Lizard Person" has another vote for some local sanitation office.
King Mystery
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Back from voting. Went with Obama this time, whereas I went with Nader for the last two elections. If Republicans didn't choose such an obnoxious candidate, I probably wouldn't have bothered voting this time since there was no independent party candidate, but they've been talking and pulling too much shit these past four years for me to sit idly by. So in conclusion, I voted out of pure spite.
You're in AZ Icarus? :O
grimshawish
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On the third party issue - US voting is a two-party system, much better to not vote in Presidential ballots at all and get engaged personally in politics to push for a multi-voting system.
At least something fairer.
Mind you I don't think its that difficult to chose between these two candidates, but that doesn't mean the system is right for a democracy. imo.
At least something fairer.
Mind you I don't think its that difficult to chose between these two candidates, but that doesn't mean the system is right for a democracy. imo.
radioheadrule83
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mclaren777
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(Today, 09:58 PM)
Yeesh, I felt that ban in my soul.
haha the fade at the end makes this gif
vicissitudes
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Watching MSNBC, can't believe how biased they are. Basically embarrassing Romney and telling people to go for Obama. Makes Fox News seem fair and balanced.
SteveWinwood
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I hate myself for not voting for lizard people for local offices.
Mackenzie 92
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Figured something like that, but it didn't pop up for me. I don't use it all that often, so maybe that's why.
Winnie the Pimp
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Atramental
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Maybe.
This is the same guy who went up to some of my drunk thread buddies at PAX (seattle) and said "you shouldn't drink so much."
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
If you feel pretty strongly about the kind of issues Nader voted, it'd probably be productive to take just a few dollars of your money and donate it to interest groups that you favour (maybe even the Green Party USA if you feel they are good stewards of your money). That goes for the future too. If you feel like you don't want to vote because you don't support the candidates, that doesn't mean there's no way to contribute to society
Edit: That being said, if your support for Nader was based on his consumer advocacy, I hope you voted down-ticket for Democrats. This next four years will determine whether or not the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be funded and empowered, or shut down. Even if the people you're voting for are otherwise problematic to you, this particular issue is highly salient if you were a Nader supporter.
Good luck to all of the states who have educated themselves and are creating progressive change for the future: WA, OR, CO, AR, NY, OH, Il, PA, and MA.
+1
Regardless of the result, I just want to see this fight continue on until the rest of the nation (and world really) comes to its senses.
Thanks for the tip, now I can watch sane election coverage.
SteveWinwood
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Good luck to all of the states who have educated themselves and are creating progressive change for the future: WA, OR, CO, AR, NY, OH, Il, PA, and MA.
North Dakota would have been there, but the dumbasses who were collecting signatures for the measure apparently committed fraud.
"Well Jill, the sun is finally getting lower in the western horizon over the polling places in Florida. It has been a beautiful day here in Florida to vote. Look at this luxuriant fern."
Thequietone
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I'm pretty sure 8 PM EST.
criesofthepast
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Pretty sure it's 6pm no?
Thequietone
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I don't know. I just know California closes at 8 pm pst so I assumed it was the same for east coast.
Pop-O-Matic
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Just got back from voting in Ohio. The machine said it had less than 200 votes in it, but I live in the middle of Bumfuck, Nowhere, so I don't think there is a turnout problem. Am I allowed to bitch about how the ballot was laid out, or is that against the law?
I found (stole) this in the funny pictures thread. Probably old.
I'm gonna rub one out to these pics after Obama is reelected, who's with me?
Polls close in the parts of Indiana & Kentucky that are on the Eastern Time Zone at 6 but both states don't officially close until 7 PM EST (since the parts on Central Time vote until 6 CST)
Thequietone
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Naw go ahead and vent. Free speech and all that. Hasn't been taken away from us yet.
Escape Goat
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