Politics As Usual - Page 247

Sidd Finch · 07-07-2004, 11:21 AM

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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Holy shit, dude. Was that a substantive, incisive, analytical post by Penske? What is this, bizarro world?!?! Either that, or we've found Bilmore.

He didn't call anyone a "Murder marcher" or suggest that people would only vote for Kerry if they supported facism or genocide, so it can't be Bilmore. The mystery continues.

Sexual Harassment Panda · 07-07-2004, 12:35 PM

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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Non. But in the good news/bad news category, I've been checking this site frequently, and the tally shifts from blue to red and back almost daily. At one point last week, they were even tied! Que horror!

The only poll that matters is held on 11/2.

I usually check Rasmussen Reports. It has a Bush bias, but struggles mightily to be nonpartisan and (Club excepted) that's so rare among Bushies that you got to respect it. For the past several weeks they have had Kerry ahead on electoral votes 210-203, and Bush and Kerry no more than 3-4 percentage points apart for months (swings back and forth).

Atticus is right - all that matters is the vote on 11/2.

The best thing for Bush about the Kerry/Edwards news is that Iraq is off the front page for a few days. For the record, three Marines died on Monday, and four more on Tuesday. Let's not forget them.

Sidd Finch · 07-07-2004, 12:59 PM

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Originally posted by Sexual Harassment Panda
The best thing for Bush about the Kerry/Edwards news is that Iraq is off the front page for a few days. For the record, three Marines died on Monday, and four more on Tuesday. Let's not forget them.

While picking up my lottery tix yesterday I noticed a headline in USA Today (I thought people only got that paper in hotels) debunking the notion that the Iraqi insurgency was primarily, or even largely, being fought by non-Iraqis -- something like 2% of prisoners were non-Iraqi.

Any other press pick this up? Without the helpful color charts and graphs?

Shape Shifter · 07-07-2004, 01:28 PM

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Originally posted by Sexual Harassment Panda
I usually check Rasmussen Reports. It has a Bush bias, but struggles mightily to be nonpartisan and (Club excepted) that's so rare among Bushies that you got to respect it. For the past several weeks they have had Kerry ahead on electoral votes 210-203, and Bush and Kerry no more than 3-4 percentage points apart for months (swings back and forth).

Atticus is right - all that matters is the vote on 11/2.

What about the opinions of Hungarian teenagers? (spree: Bush disliked slightly less than Hitler, but more than SH, OBL, and Stalin).

Tyrone Slothrop · 07-07-2004, 01:41 PM

Did anyone catch the GOP talking points yesterday about how Kerry's going to get a 15-point bump out of picking Edwards, etc.? Very clever Now when it's less, they can claim victory.

Atticus Grinch · 07-07-2004, 01:58 PM

News from the GOP core constituency: man who once said "conceptions from rape occur with approximately the same frequency as snowfall in Miami" is now a federal judge. Sen. Santorum calls for "tolerance" of "people who want to believe what has been taught for 2,000 years"; apparently unwilling to extend tolerance to ideas originating in the 20th and 21st centuries, like affirmative action or people being born gay. Or, alternatively, we can tolerate those who "want to believe what has been taught for 5,000 years" and require pregnant victims to marry their rapists.

Sidd Finch · 07-07-2004, 02:15 PM

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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
News from the GOP core constituency: man who once said "conceptions from rape occur with approximately the same frequency as snowfall in Miami" is now a federal judge. Sen. Santorum calls for "tolerance" of "people who want to believe what has been taught for 2,000 years"; apparently unwilling to extend tolerance to ideas originating in the 20th and 21st centuries, like affirmative action or people being born gay. Or, alternatively, we can tolerate those who "want to believe what has been taught for 5,000 years" and require pregnant victims to marry their rapists.

Can I sue my wife in his court to make her subordinate herself to me?

ltl/fb · 07-07-2004, 02:19 PM

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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
News from the GOP core constituency: man who once said "conceptions from rape occur with approximately the same frequency as snowfall in Miami" is now a federal judge. Sen. Santorum calls for "tolerance" of "people who want to believe what has been taught for 2,000 years"; apparently unwilling to extend tolerance to ideas originating in the 20th and 21st centuries, like affirmative action or people being born gay. Or, alternatively, we can tolerate those who "want to believe what has been taught for 5,000 years" and require pregnant victims to marry their rapists.

If the woman didn't really deep down want the sex, she would have died in the struggle. Geez, Atticus. I'd think you'd know that.

Atticus Grinch · 07-07-2004, 02:25 PM

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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
Can I sue my wife in his court to make her subordinate herself to me?

To get jurisdiction in the E.D. Ark., you'll probably need to plead consanguinity, and there is definitely SWWT.

After JAG, the other great GOP stroke show is definitely "Walker, Texas Ranger." Anyone see the clips they were showing on Conan three weeks ago? Classic. "Until the criminal justice system starts caring more about the victims of crime and less about the criminals, I suppose all we can do is ketch 'em, and prosecute 'em." Ya think, Walker? In the case of People v. Lay, I'd settle for precisely that.

Hank Chinaski · 07-07-2004, 02:26 PM

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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
Can I sue my wife in his court to make her subordinate herself to me?

think of your family like a car. Someone must be behind the wheel, and only one. Would you make it so no Islamic people can become a Judge?

Atticus Grinch · 07-07-2004, 02:26 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
If the woman didn't really deep down want the sex, she would have died in the struggle. Geez, Atticus. I'd think you'd know that.

[hank]Softball let past.[/hank]

Say_hello_for_me · 07-07-2004, 02:28 PM

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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
ideas originating in the 20th and 21st centuries, like affirmative action

Ahem, redistribution of wealth was around long before the 1900s. Racist, er race-conscious, policies that redistribute wealth were just becoming unacceptable when the democrats decided that maybe they weren't so bad after all.

Atticus Grinch · 07-07-2004, 02:32 PM

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Originally posted by Say_hello_for_me
Ahem, redistribution of wealth was around long before the 1900s. Racist, er race-conscious, policies that redistribute wealth were just becoming unacceptable when the democrats decided that maybe they weren't so bad after all.

I swear, the hard-core conservatives on this board would call the Gulf Stream a wealth redistribution from the Florida Keys to the UK.

Hank Chinaski · 07-07-2004, 02:32 PM

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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
[hank]Softball let past.[/hank]

Hank no go to the rape jokes.

Tyrone Slothrop · 07-07-2004, 02:33 PM

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Originally posted by Say_hello_for_me
Ahem, redistribution of wealth was around long before the 1900s. Racist, er race-conscious, policies that redistribute wealth were just becoming unacceptable when the democrats decided that maybe they weren't so bad after all.

Your point is that Republicans were behind the whole "40 acres and a mule" thing?