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with solemnity and sobriety...let us vote and may God have mercy on our Nation
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i wish i could vote. not being able to vote where you live sucks.
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Another 4 years have passed and now we must make another human sacrifice to the cruel, nameless gods of civics. Each of us attends the temple, and solemnly drops a name into the ritual chalice, to tell the acolytes of these elderitch things who best would sate their appetite for hubris and ambition. And then we wait, for weeks until the coven of acolytes, this Electoral College, hears our pleas and damns the worst of us to a fate beyond madness and death: 4 years in the Oval Office.
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Vote Early, Vote Often!
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It's over.
http://news.yahoo.com/...52102--election.html
In reply to: President Barack Obama handily defeated Gov. Mitt Romney and won himself a second term Tuesday after a bitter and historically expensive race that was primarily fought in just a handful of battleground states. Networks project that Obama beat Romney after nabbing the crucial state of Ohio. |
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I just want to say that Obama has let a lot of people down in his 1st term. It's been 4 whole years and he hasn't fulfilled a single one of the Apocalypse profecies.
He's done an OK job as POTUS, but he's seriously got to be the worst anti-Christ ever.
Vote Cthulhu 2016.
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pinktricam wrote: with solemnity and sobriety...let us vote and may God have mercy on our Nation
Sorry, Pinkie. Looks like you're going to have to wait another four years to get your theocracy.
Jay
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jt512 wrote: pinktricam wrote: with solemnity and sobriety...let us vote and may God have mercy on our Nation Sorry, Pinkie. Looks like you're going to have to wait another four years to get your theocracy. Jay
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jt512 wrote: pinktricam wrote: with solemnity and sobriety...let us vote and may God have mercy on our Nation Sorry, Pinkie. Looks like you're going to have to wait another four years to get your theocracy. Jay
In the meantime,
http://www.pbs.org/...tmeasures_11-07.html
In reply to: Voters a continent apart made history Tuesday on two divisive social issues, with Maine and Maryland becoming the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote while Washington state and Colorado legalized recreational use of marijuana. The outcomes in Maine and Maryland broke a 32-state streak, dating back to 1998, in which gay marriage had been rebuffed by every state that held a vote on it. They will become the seventh and eighth states to allow same-sex couples to marry. |
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I'll duck in here and interject;
This is the future. The Republicans are going to have to re-think their entire strategy. "Under-educated white males and their unfortunate spouses" is not a demographic that can sustain a political party in 21st century America.
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veganclimber wrote: jt512 wrote: pinktricam wrote: with solemnity and sobriety...let us vote and may God have mercy on our Nation Sorry, Pinkie. Looks like you're going to have to wait another four years to get your theocracy. Jay In the meantime, http://www.pbs.org/...tmeasures_11-07.html In reply to: Voters a continent apart made history Tuesday on two divisive social issues, with Maine and Maryland becoming the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote while Washington state and Colorado legalized recreational use of marijuana. The outcomes in Maine and Maryland broke a 32-state streak, dating back to 1998, in which gay marriage had been rebuffed by every state that held a vote on it. They will become the seventh and eighth states to allow same-sex couples to marry.
If I'm reading the results right, same sex marriage won in Washington as well.
http://vote.wa.gov/...nt/Measures-All.html
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pinktricam wrote: with solemnity and sobriety...let us vote and may God have mercy on our Nation
So, what's the verdict from the god-meddlies-in-everything believers?
Did your god have mercy on our Nation? Or is this the case where god answers the prayer with a firm NO? Maybe he was otherwise occupied?
Is God giving up, and with the gay heathens winning a right to marry in some places the apocalypse is coming up, pronto? What's the next forecasted date?
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pinktricam wrote: with solemnity and sobriety...let us vote and may God have mercy on our Nation
I would say that God did have mercy...
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Kartessa wrote: pinktricam wrote: with solemnity and sobriety...let us vote and may God have mercy on our Nation I would say that God did have mercy...
Not it my county... I voted mainly to get 3 religious nut jobs off our county school board, who all go to the same church, and 2 of which have no colledge education nor any education experience... The 3 (Dems) that challenged for their seats all retired as educators, 2 with PhDs.
(Now, I'm sure the RNJ's believe God helped them, as the Southern Baptists 'round here wield a lot of power, through their numbers)
This is the same school board who voted unanimously years ago to have a local minister teach creationism in our high school science classes, only to be suprised when it was shot down by the state:
http://www.rockclimbing.com/...post=1971431#1971431
And the nepotism... The Chair, Shirly Babson (she won again), got a $78K a year job created at the county for her son... After he had the job, the county had to meet to figure out what his duties would be. And it is a relatively poor county.
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...and another thing:
There has been talk among the right wing chattering class that Obama didn't get a "mandate" this time.
While this election probably doesn't rise to that level, you have to look at in context. 2008 was a "rebuke" to Bush and his cronies. This time around the Republicans were the ones that were fired up (Obamacare, socialism...yadda) and a lot of Democrats (including myself) were "meh". Obama still won, and pretty decisively. We also picked up several senate seats (Liz Warren!!!), gay marriage and pot propositions....
I firmly believe this is a bigger win than 2008. The Republicans threw all their weight behind this and still lost.
The people of the US are telling the Republicans that the country should NOT go to the Teahadists. They need to change.
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Kartessa wrote: pinktricam wrote: with solemnity and sobriety...let us vote and may God have mercy on our Nation I would say that God did have mercy...
Indeed...every authority is ordained by God. For His good purpose.
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pinktricam wrote: Kartessa wrote: pinktricam wrote: with solemnity and sobriety...let us vote and may God have mercy on our Nation I would say that God did have mercy... Indeed...every authority is ordained by God. For His good purpose.
Except the God I believe in judges us with love, the way a parent would judge their child for being stupid.
Even you
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Kartessa wrote: pinktricam wrote: Kartessa wrote: pinktricam wrote: with solemnity and sobriety...let us vote and may God have mercy on our Nation I would say that God did have mercy... Indeed...every authority is ordained by God. For His good purpose. Except the God I believe in judges us with love, the way a parent would judge their child for being stupid. Even you
I love you, man!
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pinktricam wrote: Kartessa wrote: pinktricam wrote: with solemnity and sobriety...let us vote and may God have mercy on our Nation I would say that God did have mercy... Indeed...every authority is ordained by God. For His good purpose.
Cool... OUt here at the nuke, I am God's "tool". 
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pinktricam wrote: Kartessa wrote: pinktricam wrote: Kartessa wrote: pinktricam wrote: with solemnity and sobriety...let us vote and may God have mercy on our Nation I would say that God did have mercy... Indeed...every authority is ordained by God. For His good purpose. Except the God I believe in judges us with love, the way a parent would judge their child for being stupid. Even you I love you, man!
Pssst... She's a woman, not a "man".
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rrrADAM wrote: pinktricam wrote: Kartessa wrote: pinktricam wrote: with solemnity and sobriety...let us vote and may God have mercy on our Nation I would say that God did have mercy... Indeed...every authority is ordained by God. For His good purpose. Cool... OUt here at the nuke, I am God's "tool".
"Tool", yep...God's? Probably not so much.
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rrrADAM wrote: pinktricam wrote: Kartessa wrote: pinktricam wrote: with solemnity and sobriety...let us vote and may God have mercy on our Nation I would say that God did have mercy... Indeed...every authority is ordained by God. For His good purpose. Cool... OUt here at the nuke, I am God's "tool".
Tool as in hammer or as in dick?
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pinktricam
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Kartessa wrote: rrrADAM wrote: pinktricam wrote: Kartessa wrote: pinktricam wrote: with solemnity and sobriety...let us vote and may God have mercy on our Nation hi I would say that God did have mercy... Indeed...every authority is ordained by God. For His good purpose. Cool... OUt here at the nuke, I am God's "tool". Tool as in hammer or as in dick?
Adam is married, he is no longer a hammer...neither does he ever get hammered.
That, I suppose, leaves the dick option.
For the record, I don't think Adam's a dick; at least not a complete dick.
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Kartessa wrote: rrrADAM wrote: pinktricam wrote: Kartessa wrote: pinktricam wrote: with solemnity and sobriety...let us vote and may God have mercy on our Nation I would say that God did have mercy... Indeed...every authority is ordained by God. For His good purpose. Cool... OUt here at the nuke, I am God's "tool". Tool as in hammer or as in dick?
At work... In regards to 'authority', I can certanily wield a "hammer", although I hate doing so... Usually don't have to even show it, as it is understood:
http://www.nrc.gov/...50/part050-appb.html
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traddad wrote: I'll duck in here and interject; This is the future. The Republicans are going to have to re-think their entire strategy. "Under-educated white males and their unfortunate spouses" is not a demographic that can sustain a political party in 21st century America.
Republicans more knowledgeable, better educated than Democrats
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pinktricam wrote: traddad wrote: I'll duck in here and interject; This is the future. The Republicans are going to have to re-think their entire strategy. "Under-educated white males and their unfortunate spouses" is not a demographic that can sustain a political party in 21st century America.
That's why Dems tend to dominate ALL the major Universities, both staff and alumni? Not to mention centers of high technology, medicine and other reserach too?
Seems to fly in the face of what you "wanna" believe when all the areas where people with higher education tend to be are very blue, huh? Perhaps "finance" is one area where Red may be represented well... Can you name some other areas, Eric?
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rrrADAM wrote: pinktricam wrote: traddad wrote: I'll duck in here and interject; This is the future. The Republicans are going to have to re-think their entire strategy. "Under-educated white males and their unfortunate spouses" is not a demographic that can sustain a political party in 21st century America. That's why Dems tend to dominate ALL the major Universities, both staff and alumni? Not to mention centers of high technology, medicine and other reserach too? Seems to fly in the face of what you "wanna" believe when all the areas where people with higher education tend to be are very blue, huh? Perhaps "finance" is one area where Red may be represented well... Can you name some other areas, Eric?
You mean besides common sense?
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pinktricam wrote: rrrADAM wrote: pinktricam wrote: traddad wrote: I'll duck in here and interject; This is the future. The Republicans are going to have to re-think their entire strategy. "Under-educated white males and their unfortunate spouses" is not a demographic that can sustain a political party in 21st century America. That's why Dems tend to dominate ALL the major Universities, both staff and alumni? Not to mention centers of high technology, medicine and other reserach too? Seems to fly in the face of what you "wanna" believe when all the areas where people with higher education tend to be are very blue, huh? Perhaps "finance" is one area where Red may be represented well... Can you name some other areas, Eric? You mean besides common sense?
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dr_feelgood wrote: pinktricam wrote: rrrADAM wrote: pinktricam wrote: traddad wrote: I'll duck in here and interject; This is the future. The Republicans are going to have to re-think their entire strategy. "Under-educated white males and their unfortunate spouses" is not a demographic that can sustain a political party in 21st century America. That's why Dems tend to dominate ALL the major Universities, both staff and alumni? Not to mention centers of high technology, medicine and other reserach too? Seems to fly in the face of what you "wanna" believe when all the areas where people with higher education tend to be are very blue, huh? Perhaps "finance" is one area where Red may be represented well... Can you name some other areas, Eric? You mean besides common sense? There is a link on the site to the Pew's quiz. Aside from what I perceived as a bit of partisan bias in the first several questions, it was rather easy. I scored 11/11 and am definitely not a conservative.
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pinktricam wrote: traddad wrote: I'll duck in here and interject; This is the future. The Republicans are going to have to re-think their entire strategy. "Under-educated white males and their unfortunate spouses" is not a demographic that can sustain a political party in 21st century America.
I've never seen that site before. Is it the conservatives attempt to create something like the Onion?
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dr_feelgood wrote: pinktricam wrote: rrrADAM wrote: pinktricam wrote: traddad wrote: I'll duck in here and interject; This is the future. The Republicans are going to have to re-think their entire strategy. "Under-educated white males and their unfortunate spouses" is not a demographic that can sustain a political party in 21st century America. That's why Dems tend to dominate ALL the major Universities, both staff and alumni? Not to mention centers of high technology, medicine and other reserach too? Seems to fly in the face of what you "wanna" believe when all the areas where people with higher education tend to be are very blue, huh? Perhaps "finance" is one area where Red may be represented well... Can you name some other areas, Eric? You mean besides common sense? There is a link on the site to the Pew's quiz. Aside from what I perceived as a bit of partisan bias in the first several questions, it was rather easy. I scored 11/11 and am definitely not a conservative.
I don't know if I'd say it was easy. I was stumped on the first question.
In reply to: Which presidential candidate is PRO-LIFE, that is, supports restricting access to abortion in most cases? Obama Romney Both Neither
I had to check the date of the quiz and see what Romney's position was at that time.
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veganclimber wrote: pinktricam wrote: traddad wrote: I'll duck in here and interject; This is the future. The Republicans are going to have to re-think their entire strategy. "Under-educated white males and their unfortunate spouses" is not a demographic that can sustain a political party in 21st century America. I've never seen that site before. Is it the conservatives attempt to create something like the Onion?
Um, what about the Pew site, have you seen that one before?
It's generally been considered one of those left-of-center survey sites.
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veganclimber wrote: I don't know if I'd say it was easy. I was stumped on the first question. In reply to: Which presidential candidate is PRO-LIFE, that is, supports restricting access to abortion in most cases? Obama Romney Both Neither I had to check the date of the quiz and see what Romney's position was at that time.
Nice 
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pinktricam wrote: veganclimber wrote: pinktricam wrote: traddad wrote: I'll duck in here and interject; This is the future. The Republicans are going to have to re-think their entire strategy. "Under-educated white males and their unfortunate spouses" is not a demographic that can sustain a political party in 21st century America. I've never seen that site before. Is it the conservatives attempt to create something like the Onion? Um, what about the Pew site, have you seen that one before? It's generally been considered one of those left-of-center survey sites.
Yea, I've heard of the Pew site. I don't see what that has to do with the site you linked though.
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veganclimber wrote: pinktricam wrote: veganclimber wrote: pinktricam wrote: traddad wrote: I'll duck in here and interject; This is the future. The Republicans are going to have to re-think their entire strategy. "Under-educated white males and their unfortunate spouses" is not a demographic that can sustain a political party in 21st century America. I've never seen that site before. Is it the conservatives attempt to create something like the Onion? Um, what about the Pew site, have you seen that one before? It's generally been considered one of those left-of-center survey sites. Yea, I've heard of the Pew site. I don't see what that has to do with the site you linked though.
You mean aside from the fact that it cited Pew's statistics?
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pinktricam wrote: veganclimber wrote: pinktricam wrote: veganclimber wrote: pinktricam wrote: traddad wrote: I'll duck in here and interject; This is the future. The Republicans are going to have to re-think their entire strategy. "Under-educated white males and their unfortunate spouses" is not a demographic that can sustain a political party in 21st century America. I've never seen that site before. Is it the conservatives attempt to create something like the Onion? Um, what about the Pew site, have you seen that one before? It's generally been considered one of those left-of-center survey sites. Yea, I've heard of the Pew site. I don't see what that has to do with the site you linked though. You mean aside from the fact that it cited Pew's statistics?
The statistics aren't the issue. It's the moronic conclusions they drew from them.
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veganclimber wrote: pinktricam wrote: veganclimber wrote: pinktricam wrote: veganclimber wrote: pinktricam wrote: traddad wrote: I'll duck in here and interject; This is the future. The Republicans are going to have to re-think their entire strategy. "Under-educated white males and their unfortunate spouses" is not a demographic that can sustain a political party in 21st century America. I've never seen that site before. Is it the conservatives attempt to create something like the Onion? Um, what about the Pew site, have you seen that one before? It's generally been considered one of those left-of-center survey sites. Yea, I've heard of the Pew site. I don't see what that has to do with the site you linked though. You mean aside from the fact that it cited Pew's statistics? The statistics aren't the issue. It's the moronic conclusions they drew from them.
I agree, the statistics aren't the issue. From here and much to their credit, they're actually pretty spot on for being a liberal-leaning organization.
But would you please cite something that you feel is a "moronic conclusion"?
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pinktricam wrote: rrrADAM wrote: pinktricam wrote: traddad wrote: I'll duck in here and interject; This is the future. The Republicans are going to have to re-think their entire strategy. "Under-educated white males and their unfortunate spouses" is not a demographic that can sustain a political party in 21st century America. That's why Dems tend to dominate ALL the major Universities, both staff and alumni? Not to mention centers of high technology, medicine and other reserach too? Seems to fly in the face of what you "wanna" believe when all the areas where people with higher education tend to be are very blue, huh? Perhaps "finance" is one area where Red may be represented well... Can you name some other areas, Eric? You mean besides common sense?
I don't think that anyone who believes in large white bearded men in the sky who are all-powerful but like to constantly meddle in human affairs should be allowed to use the phrase "common sense."
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Hey Pinkie, I've got a serious question:
Who is the better Christian: Romney or Obama? Give me detailed theological reasons to explain your answer.
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pinktricam wrote: But would you please cite something that you feel is a "moronic conclusion"?
How about the title "Republicans more knowledgeable, better educated than Democrats" for starters. Basically,
any conclusion that you draw from that quiz, other than that republicans are more likely to be informed on current events. That says absolutely nothing about education or intelligence. A moron that listens to Rush all day would probably do well on that quiz.
It's kind of amusing how proud the author was that his group did better. I guess it's not surprising when you see this:
Democrats = Progressives = Socialists = Commies = Stupid
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camhead wrote: Hey Pinkie, I've got a serious question: Who is the better Christian: Romney or Obama? Give me detailed theological reasons to explain your answer.
Pinkie is predicatble enough that I can predecit with 100% certainty that he will NOT give you a detailed reply, and most likely will not even reply at all.
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rrrADAM wrote: camhead wrote: Hey Pinkie, I've got a serious question: Who is the better Christian: Romney or Obama? Give me detailed theological reasons to explain your answer. Pinkie is predicatble enough that I can predecit with 100% certainty that he will NOT give you a detailed reply, and most likely will not even reply at all.
That's 'cause he has his fingers in his ears screeching "La La La..."
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rrrADAM
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traddad wrote: rrrADAM wrote: camhead wrote: Hey Pinkie, I've got a serious question: Who is the better Christian: Romney or Obama? Give me detailed theological reasons to explain your answer. Pinkie is predicatble enough that I can predecit with 100% certainty that he will NOT give you a detailed reply, and most likely will not even reply at all. That's 'cause he has his fingers in his ears screeching "La La La..."
Nope... It's because what he confidently believes is nebulous and indistinct... He will not reply, because he cannot reply in a detailed manner to such things... It'd be like trying to make a wisp of smoke into something substancial and solid.
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camhead
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rrrADAM wrote: traddad wrote: rrrADAM wrote: camhead wrote: Hey Pinkie, I've got a serious question: Who is the better Christian: Romney or Obama? Give me detailed theological reasons to explain your answer. Pinkie is predicatble enough that I can predecit with 100% certainty that he will NOT give you a detailed reply, and most likely will not even reply at all. That's 'cause he has his fingers in his ears screeching "La La La..." Nope... It's because what he confidently believes is nebulous and indistinct... He will not reply, because he cannot reply in a detailed manner to such things... It'd be like trying to make a wisp of smoke into something substancial and solid.
I just want to know what Pinkie thinks of the fact that, say, Billy Graham removed all references to Mormonism as a "cult" on his website.
This either means that:
a) politics are more important than religion in this case, or that (more likely)
b) one can be a better Christian by focusing on opposing abortion, gay marriage, and setting up a financial system that first and foremost caters to the wealthy, then by trying to help the poor, the sick, and disadvantaged.
Or, as a bumper sticker I saw recently said, "Obama is not a brown-skinned Arab who wants to give everyone free health care. That's Jesus."
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rrrADAM
Nov 16, 2012, 11:37 AM
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Nice bumper sticker.
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rrrADAM
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Smoke, not vapor, Brian. 
Can't see the pic... Dang work filter. 
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petsfed
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got busted on my end too. Hang on.
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petsfed wrote: rrrADAM wrote: It'd be like trying to make a wisp of smoke into something substancial and solid. While not likely, 'tis a poor physicist who discounts the possibility... Alternately, you're suggesting we throw pinky in a freezer? That's [image]http://static1.fjcdn.com/comments/Looks+_fa7489be451e50b69315fc342dbc6f97.jpg[/image] cold [image]http://static1.fjcdn.com/comments/Looks+like+he+was+so+hungry+_9a6918338f8b59e3b8671ace30dbea9c.jpg[/image]
I tried to help you out by doing a quick google for the images. Got this instead. Is appropriate.
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pinktricam wrote: traddad wrote: I'll duck in here and interject; This is the future. The Republicans are going to have to re-think their entire strategy. "Under-educated white males and their unfortunate spouses" is not a demographic that can sustain a political party in 21st century America.
The Pew Study actually referenced:
http://www.people-press.org/...es/?src=prc-headline
From there the really only interesting part was the overestimating of the poverty and unemployment rates:
Which is why, despite strong trends of the employment going down
(source: http://behavioraleconomy.gallup.com/)
That the fact that people would think the economy is going in the wrong direction can, in my opinion, best be explained by people listening to partisan statements and not knowing the facts.
One other tidbit from that same survey, despite older Americans being more likely to know the symbol of the GOP (really? no shit) and get the Dow Right (you mean young people don't have fixed incomes dependent on the stock market?) The same older demographics were less likely to identify Brazil on a map of South America (racism?). If the questions were to pick out the symbol of Reddit pick or to out Jon Stewart would we be surprised if the younger demographics did better?
(And yes, 11 for 11 as well on the current one)
edit: missed a word or
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traddad
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petsfed wrote: rrrADAM wrote: It'd be like trying to make a wisp of smoke into something substancial and solid. While not likely, 'tis a poor physicist who discounts the possibility... Alternately, you're suggesting we throw pinky in a freezer? That's  cold Yeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!
Jesus, I so fucking hate that guy. Worst. Actor. Ever.
Back to your regular drubbing of Pinky.
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dr_feelgood
Nov 16, 2012, 2:49 PM
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traddad wrote: petsfed wrote: rrrADAM wrote: It'd be like trying to make a wisp of smoke into something substancial and solid. While not likely, 'tis a poor physicist who discounts the possibility... Alternately, you're suggesting we throw pinky in a freezer? That's [image]http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/protectedimage.php?image=EamonnMcCusker/CSIMiamiS4P203.jpg_30112007[/image] cold Yeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh! Jesus, I so fucking hate that guy. Worst. Actor. Ever. Back to your regular drubbing of Pinky.
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