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Reply #90 - August 25, 2012, 02:54 PM

Case in point:

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Reply #91 - August 25, 2012, 03:50 PM

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Reply #92 - August 25, 2012, 04:56 PM

Quote from: Kaleem Yahya on August 16, 2012, 04:31 AM
Paul Ryan will be an amazing Vice President. His budget is by far the best and it's sad to see him flip on Ayn Rand. But we all know he admires the woman and her works greatly (which isn't a bad thing Objectivism is a great ideology). America honestly need someone like Ryan in the White House and his name on the ticket got my vote. The GOP needed the Ryan name on the ticket to boost Romney's chance. Let's hope they kill Obama and Biden in the elections.

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Reply #93 - August 26, 2012, 04:05 AM

Quote from: Ishina on August 25, 2012, 11:42 AM
Nah, they've changed things. This seems to be the most extreme religious platform ever. They have courted the extreme Christian right and extreme social conservatives so much that they cannot win without their votes and their policies reflect that. It's all or nothing for them.

Meh, not really feeling it. See the thing is the political platform that the major party presidential candidates seem to run on during election season really has little to nothing to do with their policies when in office. This is because the nature of presidential elections with a two party system and the electoral college means that you'll get the most mileage by appealing and energizing the respective bases of the parties, with the exception of some battleground states. The GOP base may be wacko, but the party is not nearly democratic enough to actually ever run with their ideas, thank Zeus. Both parties, when actually in power seem to govern with slight variations on the same theme, rather than represent any significant ideological difference.

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Reply #94 - August 26, 2012, 05:57 AM

Nah, not that simple. America survived Regan, barely. America won't survive another Regan.

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Reply #95 - August 26, 2012, 06:03 AM

And now we have people crying for another reagan.

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Reply #96 - August 26, 2012, 06:17 AM

People think Reagan was crazy. Today Reagan would absolutely pale in comparison with most Republicans.
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Reply #97 - August 30, 2012, 04:31 AM

It's not as simple as just saying that modern GOP=devil incarnate either though. The establishments of both mainstream parties have shifted to the right since Reagan was in office on key issues.

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Reply #98 - August 30, 2012, 08:19 AM

You're right. It would be unfair on the Devil.

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Reply #99 - August 30, 2012, 09:24 AM

The GOP summed up in a gif:

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Reply #100 - August 30, 2012, 11:22 AM

What a cunt haha!

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Reply #101 - August 30, 2012, 11:37 AM

Their economic policies is way too unrealistic, Reagan administration in particular and his followers including majority of GOPs all believe in the analysis that Milton Friedman made ; Government intervention is responsible for great depression for contracting money supply thus as long as the govt intervenes, another one will ensue. Laissez Faire ftw

Aside from that what baffles me most is how their crazy ideologies that is full of far right sentiments is often overlooked by many which is the main concern issue in US and the rest of the world since it affects the government foreign policy.

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Reply #102 - August 30, 2012, 03:43 PM

Some good pieces recently

http://www.esquire.com/_mobile/blogs/politics/paul-ryan-convention-speech-12188956

http://m.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/09/fear-of-a-black-president/309064/4/

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Reply #103 - August 30, 2012, 08:17 PM

Did we have this yet?

An open letter to the people who hate Obama more than they love America

It's written by this guy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TolkbY3Oy9k

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Reply #104 - August 30, 2012, 09:42 PM

http://m.dailyitem.com/dailyitem/pm_103618/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=F88ROOWS

So once again I'm left with the classic Irish man's dilemma, do I eat the potato or do I let it ferment so I can drink it later?
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Reply #105 - August 30, 2012, 11:21 PM

TBF to those who dislike Obama, his presidency has been very disappointing. Then again, how could it be anything other than that when you brand yourself as a "different" politician and promise to be everything to everyone, but then instead deliver a very safe and uninspired centrist policy when in office. Meh, I honestly think there wouldn't have been much different with McCain, even if he did have the loon Palin as his sidekick.

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Reply #106 - August 31, 2012, 02:34 AM

Ugh! This country does NOT need another Republican president and veep. Yes, Obama's presidency has been a disappointment but remember; he inherited the mess that Bush Jr. left as his legacy.

If the Republicans win this election, it could spell disaster for people like me who are already struggling. I have been mostly unemployed for the past two years since I moved back to the States from England (where I had a steady job with the NHS) and I'm sick and tired of looking for work, going to interviews and being passed over for someone who is "better qualified". I've been receiving unemployment and just got approval for food stamps. I must be the first person in my family who has had to resort to receiving food stamps. If Romney wins the election it will be people like myself who will suffer the most from his elitist policies.

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Reply #107 - August 31, 2012, 03:16 AM

Quote from: Nour on August 31, 2012, 02:34 AM
Ugh! This country does NOT need another Republican president and veep. Yes, Obama's presidency has been a disappointment but remember; he inherited the mess that Bush Jr. left as his legacy.

If the Republicans win this election, it could spell disaster for people like me who are already struggling. I have been mostly unemployed for the past two years since I moved back to the States from England (where I had a steady job with the NHS) and I'm sick and tired of looking for work, going to interviews and being passed over for someone who is "better qualified". I've been receiving unemployment and just got approval for food stamps. I must be the first person in my family who has had to resort to receiving food stamps. If Romney wins the election it will be people like myself who will suffer the most from his elitist policies.

What specific policy(s) in the Romney platform worry you from an economic perspective?

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Reply #108 - August 31, 2012, 05:26 AM

Quote from: asbie on August 31, 2012, 03:16 AM
What specific policy(s) in the Romney platform worry you from an economic perspective?

ALL of them! The Republican Party labors under the delusion that 'trickle down economics' will rejuvinate this country whereby tax breaks for the richest 2% would theoretically create jobs as these 2%, having more money would invest it in creating new jobs. This is complete and utter bullshit as it has been proven that this method does not work as most people with money would rather hang on to it than spend it trying to 'create jobs'.

Trickle Down Economics

Plus I have been around long enough to remember the lean times of the Reagan years and the recession during the first Bush presidency. When a Democrat, Bill Clinton, was President the economy was booming! I was a senior in high school during this time and I remember how cheap gas/petrol was at the time, 99 cents per gallon. What happened to gas prices when 'Dubya' took over the presidency, it skyrocketed! Not to mention that he led us into two wars which are doing more harm than good for everyone and is a further drain on our diminishing financial resources.

So, from my observations and experience; Democrat = good, but not great and Republican = bad for anyone who is not a WASP or does not have loads of cash to throw around.

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Reply #109 - August 31, 2012, 05:28 AM

Quote from: Ishina on August 30, 2012, 09:24 AM
The GOP summed up in a gif:

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So true! Sad, but true.

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Reply #110 - August 31, 2012, 06:19 AM

Quote from: Nour on August 31, 2012, 05:26 AM
ALL of them! The Republican Party labors under the delusion that 'trickle down economics' will rejuvinate this country whereby tax breaks for the richest 2% would theoretically create jobs as these 2%, having more money would invest it in creating new jobs. This is complete and utter bullshit as it has been proven that this method does not work as most people with money would rather hang on to it than spend it trying to 'create jobs'.

Trickle Down Economics

Plus I have been around long enough to remember the lean times of the Reagan years and the recession during the first Bush presidency. When a Democrat, Bill Clinton, was President the economy was booming! I was a senior in high school during this time and I remember how cheap gas/petrol was at the time, 99 cents per gallon. What happened to gas prices when 'Dubya' took over the presidency, it skyrocketed! Not to mention that he led us into two wars which are doing more harm than good for everyone and is a further drain on our diminishing financial resources.

So, from my observations and experience; Democrat = good, but not great and Republican = bad for anyone who is not a WASP or does not have loads of cash to throw around.

It's debatable whether or not a president can have that much of an impact over the macroeconomic indicators for the country. Anyway, regardless of the efficacy of trickle-down economics, it's really hard to say that tax breaks on the wealthy are effecting the rest of us in any significant way. Whether they're rolled back or remain in place it really contributes only a minor portion towards the budget deficit each year and so for me is rather a red herring. Your point on the wars started by Dubya is certainly valid on the other hand, but I really don't see any full scale wars that either of the presidential candidates are looking to start, and Obama has shown that he is very comfortable in engaging in limited but still costly military interventionism.

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Reply #111 - August 31, 2012, 06:57 AM

Just make taxes 0. If Romney passes his tax plan he would pay 1% in taxes while I would be paying 10 to 20 percent. He would cut social safety net and increase military spending on the backs of the poor. Sounds like an amazing existence for everything who makes a couple million a year, terrible for everyone else.

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Reply #112 - August 31, 2012, 02:28 PM

I don't care that Clint made himself look bizarre and ridiculous I still love him.

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Reply #113 - August 31, 2012, 03:22 PM

I love Tom Cruise even though he is a scientologist.

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Reply #114 - September 06, 2012, 10:44 AM

Bill Clinton, the coolest president i have ever seen.

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Reply #115 - September 06, 2012, 09:11 PM

Chuck Norris, or, what early-onset senility looks like:

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Reply #116 - September 06, 2012, 09:19 PM

Quote from: Cato on September 06, 2012, 10:44 AM
Bill Clinton, the coolest president i have ever seen.

Bill Clinton was the president who bombed Iraq before the war even started, who started the Kosovo War, who signed the NAFTA. Fuck him. He was a neo-liberal imperialist in disguise. The only difference between most Democrats and Republicans is that Democrats do all sorts of shit while pretending to support the average American.

The Democratic Party has always been pro-war and pro-corporate-America.
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Reply #117 - September 06, 2012, 09:42 PM

Not to mention the federal DOMA law (which continues to discriminate against LGBT people's constitutional rights) was signed into effect by Bill Clinton.

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Reply #118 - September 06, 2012, 11:55 PM

I wasnt implying Clinton as the coolest president in terms of his economic,domestic and foreign policies - of course every president has their dirt and mess they have left behind-, i was referring to his charisma in the class of JFK(also of course, i agree, he is not a saint).

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Reply #119 - September 07, 2012, 12:01 AM

He's still amongst the best Presidents the US have had. He was on fire at the DN Convention.

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