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Presidential Elections 2112
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In a shocking October surprise, Cyber-Primate Nine has broken years of silence to endorse Haemocrat Flash Jetstar for the Earth presidency. Most AInalysts inside the Asteroid Beltway think this is sure to sway the votes of a key percentage of vertebrate species, although his Moonist opponent, Lord Proximo, retains the loyalty of the influential helium-mining industry and the face on Mars.
Meanwhile, third-party "Republican" candidate Coulter Bachmann III continues to insist that she's "in it to win it" and has a map to electoral victory so long as the votes of talking fish, sentient computers, Space Mexicans and other "abominations before the Lord" are not counted.
In lighter news, we turn back to our ongoing series of historical documents from the United States Presidential election of one century ago this month. The following is an unexpurgated transcript of discussion at the legendary "Penny Arcade Forums," presented exactly as it occurred.
ahavaCall me Ahava ~~She/Her~~Move to New ZealandRegistered Userregular
bestest OP.
well, my washingtonian friends have all voted and for Obama. Most of my other friends are still waiting, but are all for Obama. And the few random conservatives that I have on facebook are all bitching about everything, swearing that they're not voting 'because it's pointless', or voting for gary johnson.
i'm not feeling generous enough to talk them completely out of that one.
We've got fifty states and a few dependencies and every single one of them has something awesome to offer the world. Even Alabama ; )
Conversely, every single one of them is goddamn terrible in its own way. I am in California. It is a great place. It is also fucking idiotic.
You're from Texas, right? Texas is terrible. Arizona is an abortion. And Kansas? Cthulhu tells his kids stories about Kansas to scare them into behaving.
We all live in godawful cesspits of stupid rife with their own special natural disasters and their own propensities for making your brain seep out your ears. Every last one of us. Doesn't mean we aren't all decent blokes, and I don't think anyone here means to imply otherwise when they point out that Alabama should be rightly firebombed into the stone age. Because really, it should.
edit: I just occurred to me that Alabama is already in the stone age, and should thus be firebombed to whatever came before. A soft and molten crust, I guess.
In a shocking October surprise, Cyber-Primate Nine has broken years of silence to endorse Haemocrat Flash Jetstar for the Earth presidency. Most AInalysts inside the Asteroid Beltway think this is sure to sway the votes of a key percentage of vertebrate species, although his Moonist opponent, Lord Proximo, retains the loyalty of the influential helium-mining industry and the face on Mars.
Meanwhile, third-party "Republican" candidate Coulter Bachmann III continues to insist that she's "in it to win it" and has a map to electoral victory so long as the votes of talking fish, sentient computers, Space Mexicans and other "abominations before the Lord" are not counted.
In lighter news, we turn back to our ongoing series of historical documents from the United States Presidential election of one century ago this month. The following is an unexpurgated transcript of discussion at the legendary "Penny Arcade Forums," presented exactly as it occurred.
The theme music for the character Gogo. Gogo is a Mimic, capable of assuming any ability that would be beneficial to himself, or taking what those around him have just utilized and using it himself. It's rare to see the same character twice when you deal with Gogo.
The Shinra Corporation theme. Confident in their own area of expertise, namely corporate governance, but when exposed to concerns outside that they become ineffective and almost laughable.
The Kingdom of Figaro. It concerns a leader who has had to play a delicate balancing game as the political situation has grown more dire and he is eventually forced into open opposition to those who would force everyone under their own rule regardless of what they want. Also cares deeply for his family.
But give him access to real power and we're all probably screwed.
RMS Oceanic on
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AbsalonLands of Always WinterRegistered Userregular
A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds Mitt Romney has erased President Obama's 16-point advantage among women, while the president, in turn, has largely eliminated Romney's edge among men.
Those churning gender dynamics leave the presidential race still a virtual dead heat, with Romney favored by 47% of likely voters and Obama by 45%, a result within the poll's margin of sampling error.
Because insanity.
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silence1186Character shields down!As a wingmanRegistered Userregular
Do we need to link the Republican guide to rape? I feel like women would vote Democrat a bit more if they saw that chart.
Usual foreigner comment time: It beggars belief that god and or rape are topics of regular occurrence on the campaign trail. You should join the rest of the world in moaning about austerity!
Obama's net favorability in Virginia is up 7 pts and Mitt Romney's is down 7 pts from our last poll
PPP has Obama +5 in Virginia.
Mittmentum.
Also, Colin Powell endorses Obama for this election as well. Thanks for that.
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valhalla13013 Dark Shield Perceives the GodsRegistered Userregular
I'd not seen that chart before. That's a lot of "ill-chosen" words about rape.
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valhalla13013 Dark Shield Perceives the GodsRegistered Userregular
Also, it's funny to see news channels going on about the 60% Obama to 30% Romney lead in early voting in Ohio, I think, but that they were really still even.
News channels are all about getting it out there first because not only does it create shock value (which = higher ratings) it can be retracted later with little to no backlash to them.
News channels are all about getting it out there first because not only does it create shock value (which = higher ratings) it can be retracted later with little to no backlash to them.
News channels are all about getting it out there first because not only does it create shock value (which = higher ratings) it can be retracted later with little to no backlash to them.
News channels are all about getting it out there first because not only does it create shock value (which = higher ratings) it can be retracted later with little to no backlash to them.
News channels are all about getting it out there first because not only does it create shock value (which = higher ratings) it can be retracted later with little to no backlash to them.
News channels are all about getting it out there first because not only does it create shock value (which = higher ratings) it can be retracted later with little to no backlash to them.
News channels are all about getting it out there first because not only does it create shock value (which = higher ratings) it can be retracted later with little to no backlash to them.
DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN
SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN MANDATE
CNN THINKS THEY'RE A NEWS CHANNEL
RYAN TIES WITH BIDEN
FOX NEWS
Okay, you win.
Can we talk about Donald Trump's October Damp Squib because maaaaaaaaan
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AbsalonLands of Always WinterRegistered Userregular
News channels are all about getting it out there first because not only does it create shock value (which = higher ratings) it can be retracted later with little to no backlash to them.
DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN
SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN MANDATE
CNN THINKS THEY'RE A NEWS CHANNEL
RYAN TIES WITH BIDEN
FOX NEWS
Okay, you win.
Can we talk about Donald Trump's October Damp Squib because maaaaaaaaan
While Donald Trump had no problem demanding that Barack Obama reveal details about his passport and time at college on Wednesday, the billionaire business mogul proved rather less forthcoming when it came to a request for information about himself.
Trump announced on Wednesday that he would donate $5m to a charity of Obama's choosing, if the president handed over his "college records and applications, and passport application and records".
But when the Guardian contacted Trump's office to ask for Trump's college and passport records, it was accused of "trying to be funny" and the request was deemed to be "stupid".
"You know, I voted for him in 2008 and I plan to stick with him in 2012, and I'll be voting for he and Vice President Joe Biden next month," he said on CBS' "This Morning."
Asked whether it was an endorsement, he said, "Yes."
Powell praised the president's handling of the economy and ending of the Iraq War.
"I think we ought to keep on the track we are on," he said.
Powell said he had the "utmost respect" for Mitt Romney but criticized his tax plan.
He said Romney's foreign policy was a "moving target."
Yesterday I learned that weaponizing charity is an awful thing.
Do go on.
Not sure on how to explain any futher. Trump is effectively holding $5m in charity donations hostage unless Obama plays his Birther game with him. I find this an awful ploy, and am greatful the media haven't bought into it.
"You know, I voted for him in 2008 and I plan to stick with him in 2012, and I'll be voting for he and Vice President Joe Biden next month," he said on CBS' "This Morning."
Asked whether it was an endorsement, he said, "Yes."
Powell praised the president's handling of the economy and ending of the Iraq War.
"I think we ought to keep on the track we are on," he said.
Powell said he had the "utmost respect" for Mitt Romney but criticized his tax plan.
He said Romney's foreign policy was a "moving target."
take it for what it's worth
Ah, the elusive african RINO appears. What a worthless endorsement. What does Colin Powell know about foreign policy, anyway?
(<3 Powell, but I doubt his endorsement will get the same press it did in '08)
While Donald Trump had no problem demanding that Barack Obama reveal details about his passport and time at college on Wednesday, the billionaire business mogul proved rather less forthcoming when it came to a request for information about himself.
Trump announced on Wednesday that he would donate $5m to a charity of Obama's choosing, if the president handed over his "college records and applications, and passport application and records".
But when the Guardian contacted Trump's office to ask for Trump's college and passport records, it was accused of "trying to be funny" and the request was deemed to be "stupid".
Yes, Trump. Yes. It IS stupid, isn't it? He, uh, he doesn't really "get it", does he?
"You know, I voted for him in 2008 and I plan to stick with him in 2012, and I'll be voting for he and Vice President Joe Biden next month," he said on CBS' "This Morning."
Asked whether it was an endorsement, he said, "Yes."
Powell praised the president's handling of the economy and ending of the Iraq War.
"I think we ought to keep on the track we are on," he said.
Powell said he had the "utmost respect" for Mitt Romney but criticized his tax plan.
He said Romney's foreign policy was a "moving target."
take it for what it's worth
Well, the RINO comments will be coming thick and fast, and I heard that Fox might even produce a damning tape of Colin showing that he's actually... black.
Fox Nation was going nuts about why didn't they ask Colin about Benghazieeeee!
"You know, I voted for him in 2008 and I plan to stick with him in 2012, and I'll be voting for he and Vice President Joe Biden next month," he said on CBS' "This Morning."
Asked whether it was an endorsement, he said, "Yes."
Powell praised the president's handling of the economy and ending of the Iraq War.
"I think we ought to keep on the track we are on," he said.
Powell said he had the "utmost respect" for Mitt Romney but criticized his tax plan.
He said Romney's foreign policy was a "moving target."
take it for what it's worth
Well, the RINO comments will be coming thick and fast, and I heard that Fox might even produce a damning tape of Colin showing that he's actually... black.
Fox Nation was going nuts about why didn't they ask Colin about Benghazieeeee!
Where is his birth certificate anyway?
Alright and in this next scene all the animals have AIDS.
"You know, I voted for him in 2008 and I plan to stick with him in 2012, and I'll be voting for he and Vice President Joe Biden next month," he said on CBS' "This Morning."
Asked whether it was an endorsement, he said, "Yes."
Powell praised the president's handling of the economy and ending of the Iraq War.
"I think we ought to keep on the track we are on," he said.
Powell said he had the "utmost respect" for Mitt Romney but criticized his tax plan.
He said Romney's foreign policy was a "moving target."
take it for what it's worth
Well, the RINO comments will be coming thick and fast, and I heard that Fox might even produce a damning tape of Colin showing that he's actually... black.
Fox Nation was going nuts about why didn't they ask Colin about Benghazieeeee!
Where is his birth certificate anyway?
We dopn't need it. all Black politicians are from Kenya unless they support Tax cuts for the rich and are white.
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"You know, I voted for him in 2008 and I plan to stick with him in 2012, and I'll be voting for he and Vice President Joe Biden next month," he said on CBS' "This Morning."
Asked whether it was an endorsement, he said, "Yes."
Powell praised the president's handling of the economy and ending of the Iraq War.
"I think we ought to keep on the track we are on," he said.
Powell said he had the "utmost respect" for Mitt Romney but criticized his tax plan.
He said Romney's foreign policy was a "moving target."
take it for what it's worth
Well, the RINO comments will be coming thick and fast, and I heard that Fox might even produce a damning tape of Colin showing that he's actually... black.
Fox Nation was going nuts about why didn't they ask Colin about Benghazieeeee!
Where is his birth certificate anyway?
We dopn't need it. all Black politicians are from Kenya unless they support Tax cuts for the rich and are white.
And also crazy. All black Republican politicians have to be certifiably nuts.
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well, my washingtonian friends have all voted and for Obama. Most of my other friends are still waiting, but are all for Obama. And the few random conservatives that I have on facebook are all bitching about everything, swearing that they're not voting 'because it's pointless', or voting for gary johnson.
i'm not feeling generous enough to talk them completely out of that one.
Democrats Abroad! || Vote From Abroad
Just vote in one of those Bain-owned voting machines and it will change your mind for you.
There are several of these, but this one was the best.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSbxBQhzk3M
Don't blame me; I voted for Kodos.
Mitt Romney:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIjtbG0Z_fc
The theme music for the character Gogo. Gogo is a Mimic, capable of assuming any ability that would be beneficial to himself, or taking what those around him have just utilized and using it himself. It's rare to see the same character twice when you deal with Gogo.
Paul Ryan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bITrS-GQjAw
The Shinra Corporation theme. Confident in their own area of expertise, namely corporate governance, but when exposed to concerns outside that they become ineffective and almost laughable.
Barack Obama:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6DwKL87XVA
The Kingdom of Figaro. It concerns a leader who has had to play a delicate balancing game as the political situation has grown more dire and he is eventually forced into open opposition to those who would force everyone under their own rule regardless of what they want. Also cares deeply for his family.
Joe Biden:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CMTXyExkeI
"Clash on the Big Bridge". Because it's awesome, and he's awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZxB4eO8X9s
Kefka's theme. Because he's a fucking clown.
Because insanity.
I'll go ahead and repost it anyways:
And really, all it's missing is this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YbMGW6xSzw
PPP has Obama +5 in Virginia.
Mittmentum.
Also, Colin Powell endorses Obama for this election as well. Thanks for that.
Fox News: Always Fucking That Chicken
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DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN
SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN MANDATE
CNN THINKS THEY'RE A NEWS CHANNEL
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RYAN TIES WITH BIDEN
FOX NEWS
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SEXY RESULTS
Okay, you win.
Can we talk about Donald Trump's October Damp Squib because maaaaaaaaan
It was Hyootchdgee!
Does Sicarii sleep with boys? We can't say for sure, but people are asking.
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Those sure are some "troubling questions."
Yeah let's not go there.
Yesterday I learned that weaponizing charity is an awful thing.
Do go on.
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take it for what it's worth
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Not sure on how to explain any futher. Trump is effectively holding $5m in charity donations hostage unless Obama plays his Birther game with him. I find this an awful ploy, and am greatful the media haven't bought into it.
edit: beaten
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Ah, the elusive african RINO appears. What a worthless endorsement. What does Colin Powell know about foreign policy, anyway?
(<3 Powell, but I doubt his endorsement will get the same press it did in '08)
Yes, Trump. Yes. It IS stupid, isn't it? He, uh, he doesn't really "get it", does he?
Fox Nation was going nuts about why didn't they ask Colin about Benghazieeeee!
Not a fan of the way it labels the Republican nominees as "candidates". This guy was a Democratic presidential candidate.
Where is his birth certificate anyway?
I got a little excited when I saw your ship.
We dopn't need it. all Black politicians are from Kenya unless they support Tax cuts for the rich and are white.
And also crazy. All black Republican politicians have to be certifiably nuts.
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