elections thread

agony bagony · Post by **agony bagony** » 08 Nov 2020, 03:57

did you vote like i told you to zim

zim · Post by **zim** » 08 Nov 2020, 04:13

i did vote, i had to go to a fucking church to do it too

Dr. Gonzo · Post by **Dr. Gonzo** » 08 Nov 2020, 04:35

Everyone can now fill all the bongs with tears of the Republicans.

Mesarthim · Post by **Mesarthim** » 08 Nov 2020, 04:46

Skinfection wrote: ↑
08 Nov 2020, 01:26

Joah wrote: ↑
08 Nov 2020, 00:57
My bag of diarrhea inside another, bigger bag of diarrhea loving cousin is having an epic meltdown.

“It’s Rigged!!!!111”
It's funny because if D's really "rigged" the election, why wouldn't they take the senate too?

So glad we don't have to live in a fascist hellscape

I’ve already had this convo with a few morons. Just tell them

“It it was really rigged - do you really believe that we would have let Mitch ducking McConnell stay in power?! Like if the democrats really had the power you claim he would have lost in a fucking landslide, which unfortunately didn’t happen”

Mesarthim · Post by **Mesarthim** » 08 Nov 2020, 04:47

I just hope no one does anything stupid. Even before the election when everyone was worried about “riots” I was always way more concerned about some trumper deciding to go postal than some jackasses looting a target.

Mesarthim · Post by **Mesarthim** » 08 Nov 2020, 04:50

Also, when it was announced today I just happened to be outside and there was suddenly an uproar of people cheering and honking car horns all over like we just won the Super Bowl or something - it was kind of nuts.

Methuselah Honeysuckle · Post by **Methuselah Honeysuckle** » 08 Nov 2020, 05:41

Methuselah Honeysuckle wrote: ↑
06 Nov 2020, 22:01

Burton C. Bell wrote: ↑
06 Nov 2020, 21:25

fucking Pennsylvania :::::::::::
Gritty

Flyers ::::::::::

Philly

Methuselah Honeysuckle · Post by **Methuselah Honeysuckle** » 08 Nov 2020, 05:46

There's even a brewery up in Philly that had a beer called nightmare fuel

Mesarthim · Post by **Mesarthim** » 08 Nov 2020, 06:30

sucks about the whole covid thing - I kind of want to go the inauguration in January....

droidspawn · Post by **droidspawn** » 08 Nov 2020, 07:17

Kellyanne Conway
Kayleigh McEnany
Wilbur Ross
Ben Carson

droidspawn · Post by **droidspawn** » 08 Nov 2020, 07:24

Haha yep

agony bagony · Post by **agony bagony** » 08 Nov 2020, 07:40

zim wrote: ↑
08 Nov 2020, 04:13
i did vote, i had to go to a fucking church to do it too

good lad

droidspawn · Post by **droidspawn** » 08 Nov 2020, 07:56

Called my dad to wish him happy birthday today and the first thing he told me is he hopes Biden is shot in the head today during his first speech.

droidspawn · Post by **droidspawn** » 08 Nov 2020, 08:27

Yep. Started talking about raising the minimum wage to $15/hour and then everyone losing their jobs. Biden isn’t even for a $15 min wage. I think he only mentioned it to try pickup some progressives. He and my cousin both think he’s a socialist. He’s a fucking moderate Republican. The whole thing would be hilarious if it weren’t so terrifying.

shadowalk · Post by **shadowalk** » 08 Nov 2020, 09:07

I heard Kamala's speech. It was all good until she specifically mentioned 'black'. I mean if she's gonna go the race-praising route, shouldn't she have mentioned Hispanic/Latino, Middle-Eastern, Asians, and other races in the US as well (or at least use some sort of umbrella term?) Isn't that right there a sign of non-inclusivity? Or is it that US politicians nowadays are very 'careful' about making sure that blacks are praised at every opportunity because of BLM?

agony bagony · Post by **agony bagony** » 08 Nov 2020, 09:12

she’s half black

she was talking about the often overlooked or underpraised work black women do in america, and speaking as a member of that group

in this case, that work includes unglamorous organizing and voter registering (see for example stacey abrams) as well as voting democrat at the highest level of any gender or ethnic group

droidspawn · Post by **droidspawn** » 08 Nov 2020, 09:22

Not yet. But he’s nearly 60 and never had health insurance. Don’t think he’s been to the doctor in 20+ years.

User · Post by **User** » 08 Nov 2020, 11:12

Skinfection wrote: ↑
07 Nov 2020, 04:24
Biden can reverse any and all executive orders made by Donny without senate approval

yes this is part of the problem is what i meant

not with elections

with governance

agony bagony · Post by **agony bagony** » 08 Nov 2020, 17:58

one problem at a time

Grudge · Post by **Grudge** » 08 Nov 2020, 21:48

geometric honeypot wrote: ↑
08 Nov 2020, 09:12
she’s half black

she was talking about the often overlooked or underpraised work black women do in america, and speaking as a member of that group

in this case, that work includes unglamorous organizing and voter registering (see for example stacey abrams) as well as voting democrat at the highest level of any gender or ethnic group

Obama was also half black, and president, and it didn't lead to substantial improvements in the state of black people. Street shootings by vice squad and civilians who gave stand your ground excuses were happening under Obama as well.

bills bro · Post by **bills bro** » 08 Nov 2020, 22:01

baracks mother was white

Grudge · Post by **Grudge** » 08 Nov 2020, 22:11

Yes, correcting my post then

zim · Post by **zim** » 08 Nov 2020, 23:15

Skinfection wrote: ↑
08 Nov 2020, 09:18

Joah wrote: ↑
08 Nov 2020, 08:27
Yep. Started talking about raising the minimum wage to $15/hour and then everyone losing their jobs. Biden isn’t even for a $15 min wage. I think he only mentioned it to try pickup some progressives. He and my cousin both think he’s a socialist. He’s a fucking moderate Republican. The whole thing would be hilarious if it weren’t so terrifying.
If he's on social security I'd never let him forget it

my parents are the same way, they never uttered a word about politics until bag of diarrhea inside another, bigger bag of diarrhea entered office. they don't actually know anything other than what they hear on cable news / attack ads

recent exchange with my mom
mom: i'm glad mitch won
me: why do you like mitch over amy
mom: [confused silence]

*both parents on social security, moms been out of work for 6 months without a single unemployment check

vO)))id · Post by **vO)))id** » 08 Nov 2020, 23:32

That is sad, man... I hope things will turn around now.

agony bagony · Post by **agony bagony** » 08 Nov 2020, 23:43

Dirge wrote: ↑
08 Nov 2020, 21:48

geometric honeypot wrote: ↑
08 Nov 2020, 09:12
she’s half black

she was talking about the often overlooked or underpraised work black women do in america, and speaking as a member of that group

in this case, that work includes unglamorous organizing and voter registering (see for example stacey abrams) as well as voting democrat at the highest level of any gender or ethnic group
Obama was also half black, and president, and it didn't lead to substantial improvements in the state of black people. Street shootings by vice squad and civilians who gave stand your ground excuses were happening under Obama as well.

he asked why kamala harris singled out black in her speech, and i explained that

did you want her speech to fix race relations forever, or maybe for one of obama's speeches to have done that

or is the word "black" a shiny thing you have to chase across the room

droidspawn · Post by **droidspawn** » 09 Nov 2020, 00:12

zim wrote: ↑
08 Nov 2020, 23:15

Skinfection wrote: ↑
08 Nov 2020, 09:18

Joah wrote: ↑
08 Nov 2020, 08:27
Yep. Started talking about raising the minimum wage to $15/hour and then everyone losing their jobs. Biden isn’t even for a $15 min wage. I think he only mentioned it to try pickup some progressives. He and my cousin both think he’s a socialist. He’s a fucking moderate Republican. The whole thing would be hilarious if it weren’t so terrifying.
If he's on social security I'd never let him forget it
my parents are the same way, they never uttered a word about politics until bag of diarrhea inside another, bigger bag of diarrhea entered office. they don't actually know anything other than what they hear on cable news / attack ads

recent exchange with my mom
mom: i'm glad mitch won
me: why do you like mitch over amy
mom: [confused silence]

*both parents on social security, moms been out of work for 6 months without a single unemployment check

100% same. He wasn’t at all political until this year. He somehow thinks bag of diarrhea inside another, bigger bag of diarrhea has done an outstanding job with covid even as three of his coworkers and his mom (my grandma, duh) all contracted it in the last week.

Grudge · Post by **Grudge** » 09 Nov 2020, 06:27

Looks like Biden keeps AZ too

Mesarthim · Post by **Mesarthim** » 09 Nov 2020, 07:38

agony bagony · Post by **agony bagony** » 09 Nov 2020, 08:45

kind of doesn’t make sense physically but i like it just the same

droidspawn · Post by **droidspawn** » 09 Nov 2020, 08:48

Mesarthim · Post by **Mesarthim** » 09 Nov 2020, 09:06

it's best not to think about it too much...for obvious reasons.

User · Post by **User** » 09 Nov 2020, 09:25

good ideas in here. have a listen folks. this podcast remains my daily morning jam since april, this 10min episode is relevant to americans. the health reporter btw is jonathan swan's father (the journalist who interviewed bag of diarrhea inside another, bigger bag of diarrhea earlier in the year for axios)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5vB2Ir ... rEsI046P3w

Mesarthim · Post by **Mesarthim** » 09 Nov 2020, 09:39

I saw ferret-wearing shitgibbon’s presidency come crashing down at Four Seasons Total Landscaping
The bag of diarrhea inside another, bigger bag of diarrhea presidency ended in the parking lot of a landscaping company next to an adult bookstore. Richard Hall was there

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 99962.html

fucking brilliant.

Mesarthim · Post by **Mesarthim** » 09 Nov 2020, 09:40

User wrote: ↑
09 Nov 2020, 09:25
good ideas in here. have a listen folks. this podcast remains my daily morning jam since april, this 10min episode is relevant to americans. the health reporter btw is jonathan swan's father (the journalist who interviewed bag of diarrhea inside another, bigger bag of diarrhea earlier in the year for axios)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5vB2Ir ... rEsI046P3w

I'll give this a listen later

rhino · Post by **rhino** » 09 Nov 2020, 16:22

Will these morons go away now

agony bagony · Post by **agony bagony** » 09 Nov 2020, 16:23

no. no, they will not

agony bagony · Post by **agony bagony** » 09 Nov 2020, 17:40

so it turns out the democrats' ground game is exactly as shit as it seemed

vO)))id · Post by **vO)))id** » 09 Nov 2020, 17:53

What is Ground Game?!?!

agony bagony · Post by **agony bagony** » 09 Nov 2020, 18:09

knocking on doors and making phone calls and registering and organizing voters and doing all the unglamorous work of making people aware of your party and candidates’ existence

Methuselah Honeysuckle · Post by **Methuselah Honeysuckle** » 09 Nov 2020, 18:36

Hey dusty

What do you make of this Stacey Abrams person

agony bagony · Post by **agony bagony** » 09 Nov 2020, 19:42

she should be running a whole lot more shit than she is right now

jawn galliano · Post by **jawn galliano** » 09 Nov 2020, 20:18

50/50 makes legislation possible, but not probable. never underestimate the democrats' contempt for voters and their general resentment of the idea that they should actually govern.

Methuselah Honeysuckle · Post by **Methuselah Honeysuckle** » 12 Nov 2020, 21:59

https://mobile.twitter.com/realGollumTrump

jawn galliano · Post by **jawn galliano** » 13 Nov 2020, 03:49

manchin has already pretty much announced he won't vote with dems so yeah, assuming a W in both runoffs and that you could get every other dem on board you're still capping out at 49. ossoff i believe is campaigning on a similar message that he won't support any progressive policies (because that strategy worked out brilliantly in the house). so yeah, any way you slice it, biden's agenda will be limited to what can be done via executive order. there won't be any further stimulus passed and the dems don't get to have any kind of legislative agenda.

rhino · Post by **rhino** » 13 Nov 2020, 07:18

This here is interesting

bills bro · Post by **bills bro** » 14 Nov 2020, 00:21

the commas in Ralph Naders 2000 popular vote numbers had me confused. Looked like he had 28 million votes

agony bagony · Post by **agony bagony** » 14 Nov 2020, 01:08

40000 people in al gore's dumb state vote for him instead of bush and we have a rather different 20-year history to look back on

c'est

bills bro · Post by **bills bro** » 14 Nov 2020, 01:19

yea, just read about that actually. It's interesting seeing the other parties pop up here and there, plus the multiple candidates for the same party somehow

droidspawn · Post by **droidspawn** » 14 Nov 2020, 02:05

the dead vote well wrote: ↑
14 Nov 2020, 01:08
40000 people in al gore's dumb state vote for him instead of bush and we have a rather different 20-year history to look back on

c'est

so disheartening

Olden Polynice · Post by **Olden Polynice** » 14 Nov 2020, 05:57

Bought two of these yesterday for Xmas presents