Stavros Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Out of interest Gar, and I promise this isn't going to devolve into some pointless quotewar, who do you see as the best candidates on the Republican side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Out of interest Gar, and I promise this isn't going to devolve into some pointless quotewar, who do you see as the best candidates on the Republican side? It's a fair question. In my opinion, it's Rick Perry. He isn't in the limelight much, save for some awful performances in debates, but with that set aside, as hard as it is to set aside, he has a directness that, when he uses it, makes him formidable when dealing with opponents. As much as he has looked like a joke in the few times he's showcased, he's the governer of Texas, where I live, and has a very impressive jobs record in the state, and thumbed his nose at the religious right with the HPV issue. If it were up to me, he would be it, but there are a lot of conservatives who want anyone but him, but with Michelle Bachman and Herman Cain as the darlings, to name just two, he's far from the weakest of the bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 As a fellow Conservative(ish?) Texan, there really isn't a good candidate, period. The only ones that don't come off crazy are Jon Huntsman and Ron Paul, but (maybe because they're not crazy?) they don't have the level of celebrity required to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Appreciate the answer Gar, it's easy to scoff from afar but it's nice to hear the opinion of someone on the ground so to speak. I like Huntsman, it's bizarre that he's got almost no traction just because he's the least extreme personality out there. Paul I like because he's the anti-Romney, the man who'll say what he likes and doesn't care who it offends. I couldn't be more opposite to his policies but I respect him. But feel free to discount my opinions, I admit to being a hardcore socialist who doesn't plan to vote again any time soon because our democracy is an illusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Appreciate the answer Gar, it's easy to scoff from afar but it's nice to hear the opinion of someone on the ground so to speak. I like Huntsman, it's bizarre that he's got almost no traction just because he's the least extreme personality out there. Paul I like because he's the anti-Romney, the man who'll say what he likes and doesn't care who it offends. I couldn't be more opposite to his policies but I respect him. But feel free to discount my opinions, I admit to being a hardcore socialist who doesn't plan to vote again any time soon because our democracy is an illusion. And don't forget you're British. If a Brit got to vote in one of our elections, I wouldn't be shocked so much as delivering a "Huh." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 What's happening to the Republicans is exactly what happened to the Democrats when they ended up with John Kerry as the nominee. Nobody wanted him, but nobody wanted any of the guys that ran. This. Absolutely this. in 2004 I was DEVASTATED that this was the pack of monkeys the Democrats could come up with. And now when I talk to any of my conservative friends, they are having exactly the same reaction. "This is it? Seriously? These are our choices?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Hell, I'm considering not even voting unless things change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 If Gingrich is on the Republican ticket I fucking give up on America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Gingrich is that guy in the campaign that will stay in it until it's announced he's not the candidate even though he didn't win a single primary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Though, when a guy in Iowa calls you a fucking asshole to your face, and this isn't the first time this has happened to you, you may want to reevaluate your campaign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 I went to get my girlfriend's Georgia license plate for her car yesterday and a guy was outside the tag office trying to get signatures to put a third party candidate on the ballot. Needless to say, I eagerly signed. Another guy who was walking out of the tag office asked what the solicitor was getting sigs for, and he told him, so the guy went, "Oh, hell yes." and signed, too. My heart warmed. That said, I'm probably voting for Ron Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Why did Gary Johnson switch from the Republicans? Were his chances that slim that he didn't think he could do better than these guys? I thought anyone could be on the ballot, it's just there are only 2 people at the debates. I love what the UK did last year and finally included a 3rd party in all debates, it was awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 It's actually the first time we've had debates, and the lib dems would always have been in if we'd had them before, they've had a resonable share of the vote since they were founded, normally around 20%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Word just came in that there are about a million signatures to recall Walker. Now, mind you, these are just the raw count, prior to the GAB going through them. Still. One million signatures. DANCE PARTY! Source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Hey everyone. If you haven't done so yet and you're in the US, I strongly recommend that you take the time today to write your state's Senators and your represenative. It's nice to say you don't support SOPA and PIPA but the only way they'll pay attention is if they know that the people that have the potential to force them to look for new work are kinda pissed at this. Wiki provides links to whoever you need to talk to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 The Fed has shut down Megaupload Not related to SOPA my ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 This is bullshit. Should they shut down the USPS, FedEx, or UPS because they allow people to ship pirated software physically? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 The crazy thing is that that's only a fraction of what people did with Megaupload. I used it to upload large files I couldn't just e-mail. Thiat is beyond annoying. Edited to add: Annonymous has decided to DDOS the shit out of a bunch of sites in retaliation. Yeah, that's totally the sane, rational reactionn. /sarcasm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Go read the article on the BBC, it links to the federal press release on the subject. It's insane. They basically accuse Megavideo of being an international criminal conspiracy. Also of note? Not one of the founders has US Citizenship, and the company is Hong-Kong based with servers in VA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Edited to add: Annonymous has decided to DDOS the shit out of a bunch of sites in retaliation. Yeah, that's totally the sane, rational reactionn. /sarcasm It's literally the only thing they know how to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 The Obama administration has passed laws saying that health insurance has to cover the full cost of birth control Ladies and gentlemen, FUCK YES. No babies for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kscriv Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Related to the Megaupload thing, what I have heard is that this could be a good thing for anti-SOPA. The fact that they were able to shut down a group that was heavily involved in piracy (I loved being able to move big files as much as anyone, but make no mistake they were quite content to allow their service to grow by turning a blind eye to piracy) without needing something like SOPA shows they can take down these major players they want without going way the fuck overboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Joe Paterno has died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 I've seen Penn State folks on both my FB and Twitter feeds posting about him today, and it's kind of... yeah. Guys, yes, he was an awesome guy, I'm sure. He also was aware of the Sandusky molestations for at least 13 years and did exactly jackshit about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 I've seen Penn State folks on both my FB and Twitter feeds posting about him today, and it's kind of... yeah. Guys, yes, he was an awesome guy, I'm sure. He also was aware of the Sandusky molestations for at least 13 years and did exactly jackshit about them. I think we should let him rest in peace for at least one day before we leap back into demonizing him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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