The Political Discussion Thread

[Falcon Horus]

BSOS, where the B stands for "blaming everything on everyone else". He loses? damn immigrants. Bad economy? damn immigrants.

LOL!

TRUMP: Talks Really Useless Migrant Policies.
PENCE: Proposes Explicit New Christian Extremism.

This one so wins.

Promotes Extremism, Needs Cerebral Examination?

ROTFL -- also brilliant.

[Gatefan1976]

Promotes Extremism, Needs Cerebral Examination?

I think they have a neurosurgeon on the books...........

[Falcon Horus]

I think they have a neurosurgeon on the books...........

I wouldn't trust him -- he's a crazy old medicine man.

[Gatefan1976]

I wouldn't trust him -- he's a crazy old medicine man.

HEY!!!
Don't insult Medicine Men like that
I know a few shaman's, and they would not touch him with a 10 ft medicine stick.

[thekillman]

Preposes Evangelical Nutjob Christian Extremism??

damn, yea that's better

I know a few shaman's, and they would not touch him with a 10 ft medicine stick.

except to bash his skull in right?

[Falcon Horus]

HEY!!!
Don't insult Medicine Men like that
I know a few shaman's, and they would not touch him with a 10 ft medicine stick.

Indeed, I apologize to all Rafiki's in the world.

The neurosurgeon's just a crazy old man.

[Gatefan1976]

damn, yea that's better

I was inspired by the good works of others.

except to bash his skull in right?

Nah, skull bashing is not in the Shaman's wheelhouse.
Now, the Braves however, that's a different story

[mad_gater]

Here we go, again..........

MG. If memory serves, you have some kind of disability, right?
If you, or your parents ever received any kind of financial aid from the government, you were taking advantage of socialism. There is a reason why it's called -social- services.

and I think you need to re-read the dictionary.....things like social services aren't socialism

socialism...as the dictionary states...is a form of government wherein the means of production are "owned" solely by government fiat, and by extension also "owns" We the People...basically a society where we live, work, and die solely by the direction of "the great and glorious state"

having taxpayer-funded social services available to those who TRULY need them is not the same as government having ownership of all means of production (though IMO government welfare has become more of a hammock for the lazy than a safety net for those truly in need)

private donor-funded non-profit services (like church-run food banks and St. Gianna Molla pregnancy outreach center in my neck of the woods that helps low-income single mothers with baby supplies) are also social services

I've never said that having any sort of social services at all was in anyway collectivist (to use a generic term that encompasses socialism, fascism, etc.) although IMO I think the private donor-funded non-profits oftentimes do a better job than government bureaucrats at provided these social services

However I do recognize that any collectivist dictator worth their salt generally follows a very long and very ponderous process to very gradually turn a country into a collectivist dictatorship, naturally recognizing that if the change to collectivism was made overnight that there would be a rebellion by morning

The process is akin to boiling a frog....turn the heat up to boiling right away and the frog is naturally gonna jump out of the pot....however if the heat is turned up very gradually...the frog will happily languish in the pot until he finally realizes that it's too hot and by that time it's too late....he's already been cooked beyond the point of no return

[Womble]

Oh my goddess, so many morons on the planet, it's astounding we're still here.

Please step away from the mirror.

[Starsaber]

Everybody who wanted to. I think it was record high numbers on the Republican side, not sure about the Democrats.

Incorrect. Many states disenfranchise independent voters with closed primaries. That leaves a good chunk of the country forced to choose between the extremists nominated by both parties rather than moderates who may more accurately reflect their beliefs.

[garhkal]

Benghazi still?
How much of that situation do you actually know? Not what the media told you, or was released in a report.
But the actual situation? Were you privvy to the decisions? The consequences of those choices?

Not just Benghazi, but her email server being hacked putting several UC's in jeopardy.. One at least that we know of.

And for both you and GF.. What's your acronyms for HIllary??? Or is trump/pence only fair game to get their names dicked over like that?

[Annoyed]

Incorrect. Many states disenfranchise independent voters with closed primaries. That leaves a good chunk of the country forced to choose between the extremists nominated by both parties rather than moderates who may more accurately reflect their beliefs.

Whether or not a primary is open to all or only to registered members of that party is decided by the parties themselves, I think.
I think it's better that you must be registered with the party to vote in the primary. Otherwise, you could easily end up with members of party A voting in the primary for party B in order to torpedo party B's chances if winning the general election. Party A members could organize and vote in party B's primary for someone who doesn't stand a chance in the general election, ensuring that party A wins in Nov.

[aretood2]

Ummm... if this Selena Gomez and the others you refer to are living in the U.S., isn't that kinda the point? Why should people who live here have to learn the language of immigrants?

Isn't that proof then of what we have been saying, that 'they don't assimilate'??

Sorry, I miss typed. It's 25% that don't know Spanish. I edited my post. And you don't know who Selena Gomez is? What's next? You never heard of Justin Timberlake?

Yes, yes it is.
Roughly half the population of the US votes, which means about 100 million eligible voters could not be arsed to have a say in the US government at the federal level, and it is even lower for primaries, and utterly atrocious at the state level. You end up getting the government those most invested in maintaining the Status Quo want, not the representative democracy America likes to claim it is.

The vote is the free exercise of choice, and to give it up is baffling to me. I find people who don't vote more insulting to their nation than any not standing for the anthem, or burning the flag, at least those are conscious -choices-.

Personally, showing up to vote should be a requirement. You don't have to vote, but you have to show up.

Whether or not a primary is open to all or only to registered members of that party is decided by the parties themselves, I think.
I think it's better that you must be registered with the party to vote in the primary. Otherwise, you could easily end up with members of party A voting in the primary for party B in order to torpedo party B's chances if winning the general election. Party A members could organize and vote in party B's primary for someone who doesn't stand a chance in the general election, ensuring that party A wins in Nov.

I say make presidential debates open to any political party that has their person's name on enough ballots. Kill the electoral college (burn it with out mercy). And provide a "second choice" option so that if you vote for someone who ends up in 4th or 5th place (or maybe 3rd?) your vote will transfer to your second choice.

[Annoyed]

Sorry, I miss typed. It's 25% that don't know Spanish. I edited my post. And you don't know who Selena Gomez is? What's next? You never heard of Justin Timberlake?

Some teenage hearthrob on the cover of tiger beat or similar?
I really don't pay attention to the children.

[aretood2]

Some teenage hearthrob on the cover of tiger beat or similar?
I really don't pay attention to the children.

Timberlake? Good Lord! That's like not knowing who John Lennon is in the 1960's.