2012-08-30, 20:01 | Link #81 | |
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(wait) dude... are you even American? I recall you're from Taiwan... possibly ready to flip and become CCP mainland sympathizer in case shit gets real in the USA (cue in one of the famous cinematography from Bad Boys 2) Heck I commend your for really, really keeping up with the macro situation here and giving insights as if you live here |
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2012-08-30, 20:10 | Link #82 |
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^Given the impact of the action of the USA on the rest of the world, I would say than this election is a cause of concern for more than only the population of the US. I am Canadian and many decission than will be made int he net 4 years will have a great impact on my country, directly and indirectly. A Romney victory will be a bad thing for pretty much eveyone ( unless you are part of the 0.1% ) US citizens or not.
At least a nuclear Iran would have some deterent force agianst it, while a GOP win would only have a democrate senate, if the dem don't lose the majority.
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2012-08-30, 20:49 | Link #83 | |
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Frankly the GOP can't be counted on to protect Taiwan anymore. Too many GOP donors have factories in China now. As for insights "as if I live there"... In case you still don't realise, your screwups affect the rest of us. Like in Australia where I am now. I don't WANT to care about America and your insane policies, but we outsiders don't have a choice. We get messed up when your guys go insane.
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2012-08-30, 21:01 | Link #84 | |
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Dude, if you knew better, you wouldn't be cheering on the GOP.
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2012-08-30, 21:09 | Link #85 |
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The funny thing about the Clint Eastwood speech (he's an Eisenhower "liberal" Republican) is that he has spent over half his speech skewering the GOP nutcases.
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2012-08-30, 21:14 | Link #86 |
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What scares me is that Flying genuinely think that the presidential election has no relevance internationally...
If Americans vote POTUS like supporting a football game, I will have trouble sleeping at night even more than I already do now. Look, Flying, you might be surprised that every freaky thing the GOP does is broadcasted internationally. And that even if your National media doesn't fact-check, the rest of us DO. And we are watching a nuclear power having election rallies resembling Country Fairs and tell blatant lies. Please take your vote seriously.
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2012-08-30, 21:19 | Link #87 | |
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That being said, Clint Eastwood just finished speaking and it was one of the silliest and saddest speeches I have seen in quite awhile. Words cannot describe how sad Eastwood was. Btw, did Rubio just declare war on Cuba? And then start quoting Pink's "Fucking Special". |
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2012-08-30, 21:24 | Link #88 |
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You know things are bad when Fox News calls a Republican a Liar.
Personally, I'd love to play devil's advocate here and try to debate in favour of the republicans, but I can't think of anything (and I'm usually pretty good at that kind of thing). The only thing I have is that the republicans seem a lot better at pushing through legislation then the democrats are... |
2012-08-30, 22:22 | Link #90 |
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Romney's speech was okay. The first half was quite good, even, dare I say, sentimental. The second half, though was straight out of the Cold War with it's saber rattling and anti-science. This strange disparity really messed with the rhetorical flow of the speech and made the earlier sentimental parts seem insincere. Easily the best speech of Romney's political career.
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2012-08-30, 22:27 | Link #91 | |
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At Tampa convention, cheerleaders and tequila are serious business
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...87T05N20120830 Quote:
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2012-08-31, 00:08 | Link #92 |
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No, that was the sad part james alluded to.... it was more like a last hurrah for a party he didn't recognize any more. He threw away whatever speech they may have written and just ad libbed for 10 minutes pointing out that Dems are Americans, too, as well as a number of things that went over the crowd's head. All they wanted him to say (and they yelled it repeatedly) was "Make My Day." (which is ironic because Clint intended to portray someone out of control and has said it is a mistake to lionize Dirty Harry).
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2012-08-31, 00:17 | Link #93 | |
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I thought Eastwood sold out. But you told me it was the reverse; he was trying to pull the crowd back on the right track. Pity then that he had less influence than he hoped.
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2012-08-31, 02:17 | Link #96 | |
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2012-08-31, 02:44 | Link #97 | |
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Although I find it funny how everyone agree's with the fact checkers...when it says something that will help their party. You know what's sad, when The Onion runs articles with title's like "Valiant Fact-Checkers Once Again Save American Political System From Descending Into Corruption" I can't help but be torn between laughing and tearing up. Anyways poor Clint Eastwood...the Republican Party today needs a wake-up call like the Dems had in the 80's.
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2012-08-31, 03:46 | Link #98 | |
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Short summary: most fact-checks by them are basically true but with expanded qualifiers. One or two items actually got an "errrr, halfway". I also note only Slate and ThinkProgress were examined (neither of which is known as a balanced fact-check source). Where's Politifact analysis, for example?
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2012-08-31, 04:22 | Link #99 |
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For everyone living in other countries, I'll let you inside the mind of a US voter (me). For me and for some other people I know, so I know I'm not the only one here that thinks the same way, when electing the president is pretty much picking the lesser of two evils. Quite frankly I wouldn't vote for the current candidates on the ballot or will be in come time November.
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2012-08-31, 04:28 | Link #100 | |
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So can you honestly say it is fine if Romney is your next president? Because here in Australia, I think it matters who you end up with. Obama is a great old-school Republican President (despite the D next to his name). While Romney doesn't stand for anything despite calling himself a Republican. So technically it is true that you are voting between two Republicans, but in reality it is between a Republican and someone who has no identity whatsoever.
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