2016 elections - because it's never too early

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Razgovory

Quote from: Valmy on November 03, 2015, 02:08:59 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on November 03, 2015, 02:06:27 PM
When did we stop being a sole superpower.  Did Russia build a bunch of aircraft carriers while I wasn't looking?

China is dominating us. Russia is resurgent. We are: doomed :(

But seriously it does get tiresome hearing the constant pronouncements of American decline and doom from within and without when there is no tangible evidence that this is occurring. I guess people will just keep saying it until it is true.

Yeah, I remember back on Pdox all those smug Euros telling us how China and the EU would replace America as the superpowers of the world very soon.
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Eddie Teach

Quote from: Valmy on November 03, 2015, 01:50:30 PM
Garbon and I stand firmly against the tide.

With you and Garbon on the opposing line, I suspect Derrick Henry will have a field day.  :ph34r:
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Valmy

Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 03, 2015, 03:06:33 PM
Quote from: Valmy on November 03, 2015, 01:50:30 PM
Garbon and I stand firmly against the tide.

With you and Garbon on the opposing line, I suspect Derrick Henry will have a field day.  :ph34r:

He may have over 40 pounds and five inches on me but I have heart.
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For years now, formidable The Nation columnist Eric Alterman has been describing big chunks of American life as "crazy." Literally. Yet our cherished U.S. neighbours have actually become even more unhinged in recent months, as we've all witnessed.

Well, I'm super glad I got this guy's opinion. Thanks for that.
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After reading that Canadian moose droppings, I hope Carson gets it. And invades Canada.

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jimmy olsen

Quote from: Valmy on November 03, 2015, 02:08:59 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on November 03, 2015, 02:06:27 PM
When did we stop being a sole superpower.  Did Russia build a bunch of aircraft carriers while I wasn't looking?

China is dominating us. Russia is resurgent. We are: doomed :(

But seriously it does get tiresome hearing the constant pronouncements of American decline and doom from within and without when there is no tangible evidence that this is occurring. I guess people will just keep saying it until it is true.

Also, it seems odd that that would be something startling and new. There were two superpowers for a much longer time than there was one, tqo would be a return to normality.
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jimmy olsen

Carson isn't going to get it, the Donald might, but until he wins something other than Iowa, I'm convinced he's just a flash in the pan like Santorum, Cain and Gingrich were in 2012.
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Kleves

Weren't you predicting his victory like two pages ago?
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HisMajestyBOB

Quote from: Valmy on November 03, 2015, 01:37:24 PM
Carson will save us from Sharia law and evolution and stuff.

I keep hearing that Rubio is exploding and is going to be the next President for sure. Yet his poll numbers never seen to budge much.

Kinda like how people kept saying that Trump wasn't running a serious campaign and his collapse was imminent. And yet, his poll numbers are worryingly high.
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Issue 3 went down in flames. Fuck you Nick Lachey.
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Caliga

KHAAAAAAAAAN  :(

Oh well, no road trip to Ohio in the near future.  I'mma keep my tourist dollars at home y'all. :cool:
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Quote from: Kleves on November 03, 2015, 08:50:54 PM
Weren't you predicting his victory like two pages ago?

Carson's?

No, I think Trump is the most likely to win.

Edit: The nomination that is. Carson will probably win Iowa.
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Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
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Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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MadImmortalMan

Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on November 03, 2015, 08:56:45 PM
Kinda like how people kept saying that Trump wasn't running a serious campaign and his collapse was imminent.

I'm convinced he's serious. And not a Hillary shill either.
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Razgovory

I have no idea who the Republican nominee will be.  I remember back in 2008 when the McCain campaign referring to Obama as a "celebrity".  Then he chose a running mate that would go on to be a reality TV star.  Now we are 8 years later and the two leading candidates in the Republican party are not even politicians.  They are full time celebrities. People who are famous for being famous.  If I were a Republican I'd go into hiding or something.  Maybe that's what happened to Derspeiss.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017