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Westy

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
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AngryMetalsmith said:
Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large numbers. Not something unique to this country by any means. But we do seem to be experiencing a period of de-evolution.
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I am sitting here watching idiocracy, I am not a religious man, but it really feels like prophesy.
 
stoney

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
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Westy said:
I am sitting here watching idiocracy, I am not a religious man, but it really feels like prophesy.
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I showed Wifey the first 5-mintues of that a few days ago. She just looked at me dumbfounded when I told her it was over a decade old and a comedy. It's practically a documentary now.
 
Westy

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
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22,090
Sleazattle
stoney said:
I showed Wifey the first 5-mintues of that a few days ago. She just looked at me dumbfounded when I told her it was over a decade old and a comedy. It's practically a documentary now.
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It would truly be timeless if not for the cheapish production quality.
 
Pesqueeb

Pesqueeb

bicycle in airplane hangar
Feb 2, 2007
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Riding the baggage carousel.
stoney said:
I showed Wifey the first 5-mintues of that a few days ago. She just looked at me dumbfounded when I told her it was over a decade old and a comedy. It's practically a documentary now.
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Westy said:
It would truly be timeless if not for the cheapish production quality.
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Pesqueeb said:
.....and in the scene where President Commacho introduces Joe to the House O' Representin', I noticed for the first time the President gets heckled. By the senator from South Carolina.



That movie constantly astonishes me with its ability to predict the future.
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AngryMetalsmith

AngryMetalsmith

Business is good, thanks for asking
Jun 4, 2006
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I have no idea where I am
Does anyone else find it mildly disturbing that Fox News has the ability to decide which candidates get to debate ? I mean it's like they have some control over the GOP. Oh, wait...
 
Jm_

Jm_

sled dog's bollocks
Jan 14, 2002
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One thing I took from the debate was the fact that they all want to invade Iran soooo badly. It's like kids waiting to get the latest Xbox machine...
 
stevew

stevew

resident influencer
Sep 21, 2001
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progressive honkies are part of the problem....

Bernie’s arrival in Seattle is largely significant in the context of the state of emergency Black lives are in locally as well as across America. The Seattle Police Department has been under federal consent decree for the last three years and has been continually plagued by use-of-force violations and racist scandals amongst their rank and file. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has refused to push any reform measures for police accountability, not even the numerous recommendations of his self-appointed Community Police Commission. The Seattle School District suspends Black students at a rate six times higher than their white counterparts, feeding Black children into the school-to-prison pipeline. King County has fought hard to push through a plan to build a $210 million new youth jail to imprison these children, amid intense community criticism and dissent. The Central District, a historically Black neighborhood in Seattle, has undergone rapid gentrification over the past few decades, with Black people being displaced from the only neighborhood that we could legally live in until just years ago. While white men profit off of the legalization of marijuana, our prisons are still filled with Black people who are over-incarcerated for drug offenses.

This city is filled with white progressives, which is why Bernie Sanders’ camp was obviously expecting a friendly and consenting audience for today’s campaign visit. The problem with Sanders’, and with white Seattle progressives in general, is that they are utterly and totally useless (when not outright harmful) in terms of the fight for Black lives. While we are drowning in their liberal rhetoric, we have yet to see them support Black grassroots movements or take on any measure of risk and responsibility for ending the tyranny of white supremacy in our country and in our city. This willful passivity while claiming solidarity with the ‪#‎BlackLivesMatter‬ movement in an effort to be relevant is over. White progressive Seattle and Bernie Sanders cannot call themselves liberals while they participate in the racist system that claims Black lives. Bernie Sanders will not continue to call himself a man of the people, while ignoring the plight of Black people. Presidential candidates will not win Black votes without putting out an explicit criminal justice reform package. As was said at the Netroots action, presidential candidates should expect to be shut down and confronted every step along the way of this presidential campaign. Black people are in a state of emergency. Lines have been drawn in the sand. You are either fighting continuously and measurably to protect Black life in America, or you are a part of the white supremacist system that we will tear down in the liberation of our people.
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stoney

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
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I hate to say it, but if it comes down to Hillary and Trump, I'm going Trump. For the most part, they have equal positions, if anything he is more liberal on many things, and he's an open door. He speaks his mind, doesn't want to go to war, and isn't backed by corporations.

However, I'm all in for Bernie.
 
jimmydean

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
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stoney said:
I hate to say it, but if it comes down to Hillary and Trump, I'm going Trump. For the most part, they have equal positions, if anything he is more liberal on many things if it gets him applause, and he's an open door when you agree with him. He speaks his mind even though he shouldn't, doesn't want to go to war unless he can turn a profit, and isn't backed by corporations because he has is own shady money network.

However, I'm all in for Bernie.
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:stupid:

I elaborated a little.

And only if he takes Stephen Baldwin as his running mate. :rofl:

His Celebrity Apprentice bio:
Before: He's a Baldwin brother who isn't Alec, which means he spent most of his time mired in obscure indie films.
During: Pissed off at having been fired, Baldwin said, "My advice to the remaining contestants is: Be like Mr. Trump. Be willing to absolutely disregard your morals and your character in order to be successful." Apparently, Baldwin's morals doesn't include paying taxes, as he is currently $2.3 million in debt to New York state.
After: Since The Apprentice, he's bounced from reality show to reality show. He's appeared on I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, Celebrity Big Brother UK, and something called 8 Out of 10 Cats, which we assume is a show where he lived in an animal shelter.
 
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stoney

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
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jimmydean said:
:stupid:
Jibberish
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Seriously though. He's for women's rights, pro-choice, wants single payer healthcare, has said increase taxes on the rich and put the money into infrastructure, etc. Plus he doesn't obscure and avoid questions. He holds his morals, and that's it.
 
Toshi

Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
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Trump was for single payer healthcare in the past. Now he's just for something vague and "fabulous"... An adjective or two does not a policy position make.
 
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