2016 elections - because it's never too early

[derspiess]

Combine?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_scouting_combine

Would be interested to hear your take.

[Admiral Yi]

Rubio or Cruz need to bait Trump into saying that Jesus was a loser.

[derspiess]

Evangelicals would still perform incredible acrobatics to dismiss Trump's transgressions.  I've heard it directly from them that they know Trump isn't one of them and they don't care.  But it would be interesting to see how much of a leash Trump has.

[Tonitrus]

I predict that the media's post-debate analysis will say that Trump lost and Rubio won. Just like all the other debates.
Yet Trump will still win on Super Tuesday.

Trump was Trump...though I think a fair bit more subdued.  He seemed to be definitely trying to hold the suggested "keep a lower key until Super Tuesday".  Rubio did well...though his attacks were mostly without any substance, and by being a smarmy asshole (usually a Trump quality, but he far outperformed Trump on that scale, and made him look reasonable) with the loudest, most obnoxious cheering/hooting/whistling section.

Kasich was good, but he looks old as hell.

For some reason, I barely notice Cruz's presence...but I think he's the worst candidate anyway

It's about time for Wolf Blitzer to retire.

[DGuller]

No one should be surprised that he's tearing through the Republican primaries, because everything he's saying about his GOP opponents is true. They really are all stooges on the take, unable to stand up to Trump because they're not even people, but are, like Jeb and Rubio, just robo-babbling representatives of unseen donors.

Bingo.

Trump and Sanders are about the very thing that the partisans hate and are so desperate to deny - that their candidates are just shills.

So let me get this straight, if you are a leftist and support the furthest left candidate you can, you are not a partisan, but if you chose the more moderate candidate you are a left wing partisan?  You need to work on your theory a little more there, Berkshire Hunt.

Raz, don't gratuitously insult people when you have them dead to rights.  That gives them an easy out.

[Kleves]

Is Kasich doing anything other than helping Trump at this point?

[HisMajestyBOB]

Is Kasich doing anything other than helping Trump at this point?

Building name recognition for 2020 if the Republicans don't win; angling for a VP/cabinet pick if they do.

[Razgovory]

No one should be surprised that he's tearing through the Republican primaries, because everything he's saying about his GOP opponents is true. They really are all stooges on the take, unable to stand up to Trump because they're not even people, but are, like Jeb and Rubio, just robo-babbling representatives of unseen donors.

Bingo.

Trump and Sanders are about the very thing that the partisans hate and are so desperate to deny - that their candidates are just shills.

So let me get this straight, if you are a leftist and support the furthest left candidate you can, you are not a partisan, but if you chose the more moderate candidate you are a left wing partisan?  You need to work on your theory a little more there, Berkshire Hunt.

Raz, don't gratuitously insult people when you have them dead to rights.  That gives them an easy out.

What do you think the chances of Berkut admitted he's wrong are?

[DGuller]

What do you think the chances of Berkut admitted he's wrong are?

Zero.  But you should make him squirm rather than give him an easy and somewhat credible out.  Arguing with a person calling you names is tiresome, whether you're dead right or dead wrong.

[Berkut]

Why would I admit I was wrong when his argument is an obvious, even to you, a strawman? I *might* be wrong, but you can't prove it that way.

What is funny is the irony of you defending his personal attacks and strawman. You don't even see how perfectly you are fitting right into the role you've carved out for yourself.

Raz is a fellow partisan, so no matter what dis-honest attack he makes, you are right there to back him up, as you reliably do no matter how ridiculous he gets.


But my going back to ignoring Raz, again, isn't about him calling me names, it is just the realization that it is pointless to engage with him - he knows exactly what I meant, he consciously chose to pretend like I meant something else, and it is just tiresome to explain something that everyone already knows, rather than actually discussing things.


Or, to put it more succinctly, I am just going to stop feeding the biggest Languish troll.


It would be nice if others didn't actively encourage him, every now and again I see this glimmer of hope that he might change, but then you come along and cheer him on, so it seems unlikely.

[DGuller]

Why would I admit I was wrong when his argument is an obvious, even to you, a strawman?

What is funny is the irony of you defending his personal attacks and strawman. You don't even see how perfectly you are fitting right into the role you've carved out for yourself.

Raz is a fellow partisan, so no matter what dis-honest attack he makes, you are right there to back him up, as you reliably do no matter how ridiculous he gets.

The only thing obvious is that your campaign against "partisans" and undetected ironies on Languish has jumped the shark.  Get over yourself, you just as dumb as the rest of us here.

[Razgovory]

What do you think the chances of Berkut admitted he's wrong are?

Zero.  But you should make him squirm rather than give him an easy and somewhat credible out.  Arguing with a person calling you names is tiresome, whether you're dead right or dead wrong.

I had him dead to rights earlier this week, I asked him how the FBI should further their investigation concerning concerning that Apple phone.  I asked twice.  He simply ignored me.  I'm guessing there are three possible result to talking to Berkut.  I'm wrong and he'll tell me, I'm have a point he'll ignore me, or I have a point and he will tell me he's ignoring me.

[DGuller]

Or, to put it more succinctly, I am just going to stop feeding the biggest Languish troll.

It would be nice if others didn't actively encourage him, every now and again I see this glimmer of hope that he might change, but then you come along and cheer him on, so it seems unlikely.

I'm agreeing with Raz because he's right in this case, not because he's a troll and I want to encourage him.  He is very effective at pricking your bubble, catching you when you attempt to elevate yourself by tilting at windmills, and that's your real problem with him.

[Phillip V]

Governor Chris Christie Endorses Donald Trump

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/02/26/chris-christie-endorses-donald-trump/

[garbon]

Governor Chris Christie Endorses Donald Trump

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/02/26/chris-christie-endorses-donald-trump/

Temper tantrum?