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  • Satan.Satan. __BANNED USERS regular
    edited February 2008
    OK, so apparently all that shit I said before?

    Ignore it.

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  • saggiosaggio Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Satan. wrote: »
    OK, so apparently all that shit I said before?

    Ignore it.

    The IRC stuff?

    Can I get the server/channel, then?

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  • Satan.Satan. __BANNED USERS regular
    edited February 2008
    saggio wrote: »
    Satan. wrote: »
    OK, so apparently all that shit I said before?

    Ignore it.

    The IRC stuff?

    Can I get the server/channel, then?
    irc.slashnet.org
    #2008primaries

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  • Deviant HandsDeviant Hands __BANNED USERS regular
    edited February 2008
    I can't understand some of the Obama hate people have. It's just not rational. I heard one guy say he will move away to Australia if Obama wins the presidency, but would be fine with Clinton or McCain. What's there to hate?

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  • KungFuKungFu Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    KungFu wrote: »
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    it's crazy in omaha today

    Did you attend a Democratic caucus today, Fyre? If so, how did yours end?

    nope, registered Republican. I did help direct traffic at one for a bit, then I went home when the guy got back.

    The anti-Hillary sentiment in Nebraska is strong. I would be suprised if Hillary won Nebraska.

    edit: I like Obamaha, Nebraska. That's going to be my new location.

    I have been Independent, but I registered at the door to the caucus today for it. Probably going to re-register Independent down the road once I get around to it.

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  • Bionic MonkeyBionic Monkey Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2008
    Deviant Hands wrote: »
    I can't understand some of the Obama hate people have. It's just not rational. I heard one guy say he will move away to Australia if Obama wins the presidency, but would be fine with Clinton or McCain. What's there to hate?

    Blackness?

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  • Irond WillIrond Will WARNING: NO HURTFUL COMMENTS, PLEASE!!!!! Cambridge. MAModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited February 2008
    Man, the more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that Hillary would be a kick-ass Senate Majority Leader. It plays perfectly into her political skills and outlook. I wish there were some way to make that happen.

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  • Deviant HandsDeviant Hands __BANNED USERS regular
    edited February 2008
    Bionic Monkey wrote: »
    Deviant Hands wrote: »
    I can't understand some of the Obama hate people have. It's just not rational. I heard one guy say he will move away to Australia if Obama wins the presidency, but would be fine with Clinton or McCain. What's there to hate?

    Blackness?

    but he speaks so well

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  • HakkekageHakkekage Space Whore Academy summa cum laudeRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Irond Will wrote: »
    Man, the more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that Hillary would be a kick-ass Senate Majority Leader. It plays perfectly into her political skills and outlook. I wish there were some way to make that happen.

    Doesn't she need seniority to even be considered? Is she there yet?

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  • enlightenedbumenlightenedbum Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Irond Will wrote: »
    Man, the more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that Hillary would be a kick-ass Senate Majority Leader. It plays perfectly into her political skills and outlook. I wish there were some way to make that happen.

    The desire to kick ass, take names and be an incredible policy wonk? I think everyone who is pro-Obama and not waterlogged sees this. Rebel against Harry Reid!

    Of course, odds are the Reid family won her Nevada so I'm not sure how she'd feel about replacing him.

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  • enlightenedbumenlightenedbum Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Hakkekage wrote: »
    Irond Will wrote: »
    Man, the more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that Hillary would be a kick-ass Senate Majority Leader. It plays perfectly into her political skills and outlook. I wish there were some way to make that happen.

    Doesn't she need seniority to even be considered? Is she there yet?

    As far as I know it's just a vote among Senate Democrats.

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  • HakkekageHakkekage Space Whore Academy summa cum laudeRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Deviant Hands wrote: »
    Bionic Monkey wrote: »
    Deviant Hands wrote: »
    I can't understand some of the Obama hate people have. It's just not rational. I heard one guy say he will move away to Australia if Obama wins the presidency, but would be fine with Clinton or McCain. What's there to hate?

    Blackness?

    but he speaks so well

    Which just means he's deceiving you

    Sneaky sneaky

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  • Deviant HandsDeviant Hands __BANNED USERS regular
    edited February 2008
    Remember when we almost ended up with a GeorgeBush/JohnEdwards presidency last year because the votes could have ended up so tied that it could have had to go to the house and senate where the pubs would vote for Bush and the Dems would vote for Edwards as VP

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  • BlackDragon480BlackDragon480 Bluster Kerfuffle Master of Windy ImportRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Deviant Hands wrote: »
    but he speaks so well

    While I'm a whole-hearted supporter of Obama, just being a good orator doesn't mean you'll make a competent or even moral leader. Hell, Hitler knew how to work a crowd.

    (Please note: I'm in no way directly comparring Barack to Adolf.)

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  • SteevSteev What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    The guy who gets interviewed about Obama in that video posted earlier in the thread is actually in a group called Soulfège. He's also in his 30s, which surprised me because he looks a lot younger.

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  • Deviant HandsDeviant Hands __BANNED USERS regular
    edited February 2008
    You just compared Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazis who killed so many Jews.

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  • enlightenedbumenlightenedbum Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    BlackDragon480 wrote: »
    Deviant Hands wrote: »
    but he speaks so well

    While I'm a whole-hearted supporter of Obama, just being a good orator doesn't mean you'll make a competent or even moral leader. Hell, Hitler knew how to work a crowd.

    (Please note: I'm in no way directly comparring Barack to Adolph.)

    I'm pretty sure it was a play on the "Oh my god, that black guy speaks well! What the fuck is going on?" form of racism.

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  • BlackDragon480BlackDragon480 Bluster Kerfuffle Master of Windy ImportRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Deviant Hands wrote: »
    You just compared Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazis who killed so many Jews.

    As I noted in the original post it was not a direct comparision, only that they both possess/ed good oratory skills.

    I in no way believe that Obama and Hitler have anything else in common outside of that.

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  • CantidoCantido Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    enlightenedbum wrote: »
    BlackDragon480 wrote: »
    Deviant Hands wrote: »
    but he speaks so well

    While I'm a whole-hearted supporter of Obama, just being a good orator doesn't mean you'll make a competent or even moral leader. Hell, Hitler knew how to work a crowd.

    (Please note: I'm in no way directly comparring Barack to Adolph.)

    I'm pretty sure it was a play on the "Oh my god, that black guy speaks well! What the fuck is going on?" form of racism.

    The Boondocks, Episode 1. D:

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  • ClevingerClevinger Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I know the original poster was joking, but I think that outside of his speeches Obama isn't a very good speaker. Pauses and says "uh" a lot.

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  • Bionic MonkeyBionic Monkey Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2008
    Deviant Hands wrote: »
    Remember when we almost ended up with a GeorgeBush/JohnEdwards presidency last year because the votes could have ended up so tied that it could have had to go to the house and senate where the pubs would vote for Bush and the Dems would vote for Edwards as VP

    What? What the fuck are you talking about?

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  • enlightenedbumenlightenedbum Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    And yeah, based on what I'm reading, Omaha went for Obama absolutely huge.

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  • Irond WillIrond Will WARNING: NO HURTFUL COMMENTS, PLEASE!!!!! Cambridge. MAModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited February 2008
    SteevL wrote: »
    The guy who gets interviewed about Obama in that video posted earlier in the thread is actually in a group called Soulfège. He's also in his 30s, which surprised me because he looks a lot younger.

    Black dudes age really well compared to whitey. I guess maybe it's the melanin or something, but I swear to god many black dudes do not visibly age between like 18 and 45.

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  • Bionic MonkeyBionic Monkey Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2008
    Clevinger wrote: »
    I know the original poster was joking, but I think that outside of his speeches Obama isn't a very good speaker. Pauses and says "uh" a lot.

    That's because he's speaking off the cuff, and not working off a prepared soundbite or speach. That's how people talk.

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  • ClevingerClevinger Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Bionic Monkey wrote: »
    Clevinger wrote: »
    I know the original poster was joking, but I think that outside of his speeches Obama isn't a very good speaker. Pauses and says "uh" a lot.

    That's because he's speaking off the cuff, and not working off a prepared soundbite or speach. That's how people talk.

    Go watch a previous debate and compare him to Huckabee's delivery, which is also not a speech. Now that guy's a great speaker.

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  • Satan.Satan. __BANNED USERS regular
    edited February 2008
    http://rapidshare.de/files/38533732/will.i.am_-_Yes_We_Can.mp4.zip.html

    The will.i.am video in MP4 (iPod) format. Was requested in PM so I figured I'd repost it here.

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  • Deviant HandsDeviant Hands __BANNED USERS regular
    edited February 2008
    Question, does Obama write his own speeches?

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  • BlackDragon480BlackDragon480 Bluster Kerfuffle Master of Windy ImportRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    He's a little hesitant at times in unscripted interviews and whatnot, but he does an excellent job of explaining his views in concise yet sufficiently detailed language.

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  • SamSam Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Deviant Hands wrote: »
    Question, does Obama write his own speeches?

    lol

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  • Deviant HandsDeviant Hands __BANNED USERS regular
    edited February 2008
    Obama strikes me as being very contemplative when he speaks, like he's thinking about how he wants to express his ideas a lot. Thats why he pauses

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  • syndalissyndalis Getting Classy On the WallRegistered User, Loves Apple Products, Transition Team regular
    edited February 2008
    Deviant Hands wrote: »
    Question, does Obama write his own speeches?
    he assists in speechwriting, but he has a savant on his side writing the bulk of the material.

    Of course, the best written speech means nothing if you can't deliver it, and Obama does have the gift of the golden tongue.

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  • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2008
    Deviant Hands wrote: »
    Obama strikes me as being very contemplative when he speaks, like he's thinking about how he wants to express his ideas a lot. Thats why he pauses

    Beat'ed

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  • enlightenedbumenlightenedbum Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Deviant Hands wrote: »
    Question, does Obama write his own speeches?

    He definitely used to. The '04 Convention speech was all him. Now he has a 26 year old who's figured out his voice who writes them, but the Senator has a lot of input.

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  • TarranonTarranon Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    mtvcdm wrote: »
    WISCONSIN GROUND GAME REPORT

    I hate people.

    ...oh, you chucklefucks want more? Fine. My primary target of the night was a Bible-banger who's been forced to fall in behind McCain after originally favoring a Huckabee/Romney ticket. We will call him "L", his first initial.

    L cannot vote for either of Obama or Clinton in the primary, despite the fact that all he'd be doing is picking his opponent. He believes Obama to be the Antichrist. He believes Hillary to be even worse. (Seriously. I'm not making this up.) So he'd take Obama over Hillary, then. Great, I say, all I'm asking you to do is eliminate Hillary- the one you like less- by taking Obama in the primary; you can always vote McCain in the general. Nope, L says, he can't do it; Obama is the Antichrist. I have to ask: why? Why is Obama the Antichrist? L's reasoning- his actual, swear-to-everything-holy reasoning- is as follows:

    *Obama is very popular amongst a wide variety of people.
    *SO WAS THE ANTICHRIST.

    This has been a Wisconsin Ground Game Report.

    for fucks sake, I've been hearing the same thing from morons around here, with the exact same reasoning. Is there an email chain floating around that we're unaware of?

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I once heard someone in one of my highschool classrooms say that Kerry might be the antichrist. I am fucking serious.

    When should the results start to come in?

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  • deadonthestreetdeadonthestreet Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Well, Kerry does look like an evil zombie. I can kinda see that one.

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  • KageraKagera Imitating the worst people. Since 2004Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Tarranon wrote: »
    mtvcdm wrote: »
    WISCONSIN GROUND GAME REPORT

    I hate people.

    ...oh, you chucklefucks want more? Fine. My primary target of the night was a Bible-banger who's been forced to fall in behind McCain after originally favoring a Huckabee/Romney ticket. We will call him "L", his first initial.

    L cannot vote for either of Obama or Clinton in the primary, despite the fact that all he'd be doing is picking his opponent. He believes Obama to be the Antichrist. He believes Hillary to be even worse. (Seriously. I'm not making this up.) So he'd take Obama over Hillary, then. Great, I say, all I'm asking you to do is eliminate Hillary- the one you like less- by taking Obama in the primary; you can always vote McCain in the general. Nope, L says, he can't do it; Obama is the Antichrist. I have to ask: why? Why is Obama the Antichrist? L's reasoning- his actual, swear-to-everything-holy reasoning- is as follows:

    *Obama is very popular amongst a wide variety of people.
    *SO WAS THE ANTICHRIST.

    This has been a Wisconsin Ground Game Report.

    for fucks sake, I've been hearing the same thing from morons around here, with the exact same reasoning. Is there an email chain floating around that we're unaware of?

    Actually it occurred to me too that people might make this connection since he seems so charming and hopeful and talking about change and peace and how people are believing this will turn politics into something new and different.

    So I dunno, it's something I can see a fairly large group of bible freaks coming up with and believing without email campaigns.

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    deadonthestreet wrote: »
    Well, Kerry does look like an evil zombie. I can kinda see that one.

    He has no charisma though.

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  • stiliststilist Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Kagera wrote: »
    Actually it occurred to me too that people might make this connection since he seems so charming and hopeful and talking about change and peace and how people are believing this will turn politics into something new and different.

    So I dunno, it's something I can see a fairly large group of bible freaks coming up with and believing without email campaigns.
    There’s always some way of spreading the meme; geographically separated people don’t suddenly all come up with the same idea at once.

    And having grown up in a more moderate form of that culture, I’m not really surprised.

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  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    So, after agreeing to a debate on MSNBC on the 27th with Clinton, Clinton may back out because of the whole "pimping" comment.

    So, according to Clinton, Obama not debating on Fox because they claimed that he was an Islamic terrorist - not okay. Her not debating on MSNBC, which suspended the person who used the modern (read: not misogynistic) definition of the word "pimping" to describe what she's actually doing with her daughter - okay.

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