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2010 Midterm Elections, or: Barnum Was Right

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  • Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Looks like you read Daily Kos as much as I do, Sammich.

    Lunch time at work.

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  • Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    The remaining 19 percent were presumably willing to extend muslims only some rights

    Presumably the right to convert.

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  • CommunistCowCommunistCow Abstract Metal ThingyRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    What the fuck Tennessee
    Sixty-seven percent of Tennesseans polled said Muslims deserve the same rights as any Americans and only 14 percent disagreed

    And these people need to be put in their place

    I'm sure we could find something similar where you replace muslim with atheist.

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  • Captain CarrotCaptain Carrot Alexandria, VARegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I'm betting 12% said some rights and 7% were unsure.
    And 63 percent oppose the Park 51 Islamic center being built two blocks from the former site of the World Trade Center in New York.
    RRRR opposing the center being built is not the same as supporting a ban on its construction

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  • Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    To be honest I found the story about the pastors more disturbing, as that is a creeping problem.

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  • MKRMKR Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    wwtMask wrote: »
    All of this speculation is reminding me of how depressingly boring it will be to have an average, old white man as president again.

    You had your turn. It's time for the white man to break out of this oppression.

    Ow, my brain

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  • enlightenedbumenlightenedbum Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Maybe my expectations for Tennessee are too low, but I was pleasantly surprised by that poll.

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    The idea that your vote is a moral statement about you or who you vote for is some backwards ass libertarian nonsense. Your vote is about society. Vote to protect the vulnerable.
  • Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Yeah except people like Rush say that all the time.

    Anyway, looks like the right has finally shot themselves in the libertarian foot (or bit the invisible hand that feeds them) with this anti minimum wage wharblegharble. Yeah that's going to play well.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited October 2010

    "Jesus Assembly of God"
    What the fuck kind of stupid name for a church is that? I can't wrap my head around it. It sounds so terrible.

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  • Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    "Jesus Assembly of God"

    JESUS FREAKS ASSSEEEEEMBLE!

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  • big lbig l Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Got my ballot yesterday and put it in the mail this morning! Voted a straight Democratic ticket, like always! Also voted the correct way on the wacky right-wing initiatives we've got in Washington state here. Now, 18 days left to get out everyone else's vote!

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  • RustRust __BANNED USERS regular
    edited October 2010

    "Jesus Assembly of God"
    What the fuck kind of stupid name for a church is that? I can't wrap my head around it. It sounds so terrible.

    oughta call themselves Jesus Assembly of God Observing Friends and Family Society

    though that doesn't really roll off the tongue

    needs an acronym

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  • Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Rust wrote: »

    "Jesus Assembly of God"
    What the fuck kind of stupid name for a church is that? I can't wrap my head around it. It sounds so terrible.

    oughta call themselves Jesus Assembly of God Observing Friends and Family Society

    though that doesn't really roll off the tongue

    needs an acronym

    I see what you did there.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Rust wrote: »

    "Jesus Assembly of God"
    What the fuck kind of stupid name for a church is that? I can't wrap my head around it. It sounds so terrible.

    oughta call themselves Jesus Assembly of God Observing Friends and Family Society

    though that doesn't really roll off the tongue

    needs an acronym
    JA, GO. FFS!.

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  • CervetusCervetus Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I used to go to an Assembly of God church, and anything can be improved by adding Jesus.

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  • wwtMaskwwtMask Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Rust wrote: »

    "Jesus Assembly of God"
    What the fuck kind of stupid name for a church is that? I can't wrap my head around it. It sounds so terrible.

    oughta call themselves Jesus Assembly of God Observing Friends and Family Society

    though that doesn't really roll off the tongue

    needs an acronym
    JA, GO. FFS!.

    I'm pretty sure that you did that wrong. :P

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  • Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    JA, GO. FFS!.

    /facepalm

    Spend some time off the internet.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    wwtMask wrote: »
    Rust wrote: »

    "Jesus Assembly of God"
    What the fuck kind of stupid name for a church is that? I can't wrap my head around it. It sounds so terrible.

    oughta call themselves Jesus Assembly of God Observing Friends and Family Society

    though that doesn't really roll off the tongue

    needs an acronym
    JA, GO. FFS!.

    I'm pretty sure that you did that wrong. :P
    What? Normally I'm really good at figuring people's implied jokes. All my friends called me Captain Subtext.

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  • Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    JAG OFFS

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  • wwtMaskwwtMask Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    That was a funny little coincidence, though.

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  • lonelyahavalonelyahava Call me Ahava ~~She/Her~~ Move to New ZealandRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    JAG OFFS

    They want to take on military lawyers?

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  • SpazHappySpazHappy Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Is there anybody who still even thinks Obama can win in 2012? I remember people being so confident in 2008 and now everyone says hes a piece of shit. And I live a pretty blue state.

    The second recession is here, and unless the economy magically picks itself up (not likely if the Bush tax cuts expire) he is done in '012.

    This November will only be a taste of what's to cum.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    SpazHappy wrote: »
    Is there anybody who still even thinks Obama can win in 2012? I remember people being so confident in 2008 and now everyone says hes a piece of shit. And I live a pretty blue state.

    The second recession is here, and unless the economy magically picks itself up (not likely if the Bush tax cuts expire) he is done in '012.

    This November will only be a taste of what's to cum.

    What the hell is this?

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  • enlightenedbumenlightenedbum Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Still the most popular politician in America by a sizable margin.

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    The idea that your vote is a moral statement about you or who you vote for is some backwards ass libertarian nonsense. Your vote is about society. Vote to protect the vulnerable.
  • HachfaceHachface Not the Minister Farrakhan you're thinking of Dammit, Shepard!Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Still the most popular politician in America by a sizable margin.

    Most popular national politician, at any rate.

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  • Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    SpazHappy wrote: »
    Is there anybody who still even thinks Obama can win in 2012? I remember people being so confident in 2008 and now everyone says hes a piece of shit. And I live a pretty blue state.

    The second recession is here, and unless the economy magically picks itself up (not likely if the Bush tax cuts expire) he is done in '012.

    This November will only be a taste of what's to cum.

    You confuse me.

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  • CommunistCowCommunistCow Abstract Metal ThingyRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    SpazHappy wrote: »
    Is there anybody who still even thinks Obama can win in 2012? I remember people being so confident in 2008 and now everyone says hes a piece of shit. And I live a pretty blue state.

    The second recession is here, and unless the economy magically picks itself up (not likely if the Bush tax cuts expire) he is done in '012.

    This November will only be a taste of what's to cum.

    You confuse me.

    Anecdote yay!

    IIRC Obama's approval numbers are higher than Clinton and Bush I at this point in their presidencies. I'm not sure about Bush II due to the 9/11 approval rating bump.

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  • Captain CarrotCaptain Carrot Alexandria, VARegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    1. Not everyone says Obama is a piece of shit.
    2. All the Bush tax cuts will not help the economy.
    3. For fuck's sake, nobody can predict the outcome of the 2012 election now! Not even Nate Silver!

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  • galenbladegalenblade Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    SpazHappy wrote: »
    Is there anybody who still even thinks Obama can win in 2012? I remember people being so confident in 2008 and now everyone says hes a piece of shit. And I live a pretty blue state.

    The second recession is here, and unless the economy magically picks itself up (not likely if the Bush tax cuts expire) he is done in '012.

    This November will only be a taste of what's to cum.

    You confuse me.

    Anecdote yay!

    IIRC Obama's approval numbers are higher than Clinton and Bush I at this point in their presidencies. I'm not sure about Bush II due to the 9/11 approval rating bump.

    And Reagan.

    Lots of comparisons here.

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  • Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    1. Not everyone says Obama is a piece of shit.
    2. All the Bush tax cuts will not help the economy.
    3. For fuck's sake, nobody can predict the outcome of the 2012 election now! Not even Nate Silver!

    4. I predict November will taste like raspberries, rather than male ejaculate.

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  • CommunistCowCommunistCow Abstract Metal ThingyRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    galenblade wrote: »
    SpazHappy wrote: »
    Is there anybody who still even thinks Obama can win in 2012? I remember people being so confident in 2008 and now everyone says hes a piece of shit. And I live a pretty blue state.

    The second recession is here, and unless the economy magically picks itself up (not likely if the Bush tax cuts expire) he is done in '012.

    This November will only be a taste of what's to cum.

    You confuse me.

    Anecdote yay!

    IIRC Obama's approval numbers are higher than Clinton and Bush I at this point in their presidencies. I'm not sure about Bush II due to the 9/11 approval rating bump.

    And Reagan.

    Lots of comparisons here.

    Ah thanks. It looks like I was wrong and Bush I had a higher approval rating at this point in his presidency. and Bush II definitely had a much higher approval rating due to 9/11.

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  • TomantaTomanta Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    3. For fuck's sake, nobody can predict the outcome of the 2012 election now! Not even Nate Silver!

    You mean the 730+ days before the 2012 election could contain events that could influence the outcome? What kind of crazy science experiment is this?

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  • Eat it You Nasty Pig.Eat it You Nasty Pig. tell homeland security 'we are the bomb'Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Bush I, of course, lost, so I'm not sure that comparison makes a ton of sense.

    But yeah, it's pretty silly to handicap the 2012 election before the 2010 election has even happened.

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  • galenbladegalenblade Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    But yeah, it's pretty silly to handicap the 2012 election before the 2010 election has even happened.

    Exactly. Hell, even if we were plotting out 2010 from the results of 2008, I'm sure most of us wouldn't have seen this big a wave coming.

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  • enlightenedbumenlightenedbum Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Depends how confident you were in economic forecasting. Me personally, I see 9.5% unemployment, stagnation, and no one knows who owns any real estate anymore, quite possibly forcing banks to pay billions of dollars they don't have (again) to the people they committed fraud to steal from.

    I'm not confident things will be better two years from now.

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  • CommunistCowCommunistCow Abstract Metal ThingyRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Depends how confident you were in economic forecasting. Me personally, I see 9.5% unemployment, stagnation, and no one knows who owns any real estate anymore, quite possibly forcing banks to pay billions of dollars they don't have (again) to the people they committed fraud to steal from.

    I'm not confident things will be better two years from now.

    Super-duper Stimulus version 2.0?

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  • FartacusFartacus __BANNED USERS regular
    edited October 2010
    Depends how confident you were in economic forecasting. Me personally, I see 9.5% unemployment, stagnation, and no one knows who owns any real estate anymore, quite possibly forcing banks to pay billions of dollars they don't have (again) to the people they committed fraud to steal from.

    I'm not confident things will be better two years from now.

    Super-duper Stimulus version 2.0?

    With the Congress we're about to have? Good fucking luck.

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  • enlightenedbumenlightenedbum Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Depends how confident you were in economic forecasting. Me personally, I see 9.5% unemployment, stagnation, and no one knows who owns any real estate anymore, quite possibly forcing banks to pay billions of dollars they don't have (again) to the people they committed fraud to steal from.

    I'm not confident things will be better two years from now.

    Super-duper Stimulus version 2.0?

    Just as a guess: 60% Democratic Congress passes too small stimulus that offsets predictable cuts by state budgets but does nothing more, ~51% Democratic Congress (I'm an optimist!) will pass... not much of anything.

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  • Captain CarrotCaptain Carrot Alexandria, VARegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    galenblade wrote: »
    But yeah, it's pretty silly to handicap the 2012 election before the 2010 election has even happened.

    Exactly. Hell, even if we were plotting out 2010 from the results of 2008, I'm sure most of us wouldn't have seen this big a wave coming.

    It's extremely unclear that there's going to be much of a wave at all. People don't actually like Republicans at all, they just blame the incumbent Democrats for not having jobs.

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  • Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    We have half our political system riding on absolutely nothing in this country improving in order to maintain their political relevancy. Good luck making serious changes.

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