A bit late, but yay! :swiss:
Although not yay about what happened in Maine. <_<
I think what happened in NY 23 could be good for the Republican party in the long run. I've always thought the evangelical/fundie social issue nutjobs should form their own party anyways.
Quote from: citizen k on November 04, 2009, 07:01:21 PM
I think what happened in NY 23 could be good for the Republican party in the long run. I've always thought the evangelical/fundie social issue nutjobs should form their own party anyways.
If NY 23 is the indication, the new nutjob party will get 45% of the vote and the republicans 6%.
Quote from: garbon on November 04, 2009, 06:34:14 PM
A bit late, but yay! :swiss:
Although not yay about what happened in Maine. <_<
You don't want to be married, just ask the hetero languishites.
It is true, I don't want to be married, unless it gets me a passport.
Quote from: alfred russel on November 04, 2009, 07:05:21 PM
Quote from: citizen k on November 04, 2009, 07:01:21 PM
I think what happened in NY 23 could be good for the Republican party in the long run. I've always thought the evangelical/fundie social issue nutjobs should form their own party anyways.
If NY 23 is the indication, the new nutjob party will get 45% of the vote and the republicans 6%.
I'm still happy the Republican party purged the nutjobs and so are the spirits of Abe Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt.
You can marry a chick if that's what you're after. :huh:
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 04, 2009, 07:19:00 PM
You can marry a chick if that's what you're after. :huh:
<_<
I, sir, am a man of principles.
So gender matters in your sham marriage? Ok.
Quote from: garbon on November 04, 2009, 07:19:44 PM
I, sir, am a man of principles.
Hmmm... your Facebook profile info states you're interested in women... So which of the gay or straight pose is a fashion statement? :P
G.
Quote from: Grallon on November 04, 2009, 07:23:43 PM
Quote from: garbon on November 04, 2009, 07:19:44 PM
I, sir, am a man of principles.
Hmmm... your Facebook profile info states you're interested in women... So which of the gay or straight pose is a fashion statement? :P
G.
Why does it have to be a fashion statement, such a binary solution.
Quote from: citizen k on November 04, 2009, 07:25:35 PM
Why does it have to be a fashion statement, such a binary solution.
Yeah!...:unsure:
This is only a good or bad thing depending on why they won.
Quote from: citizen k on November 04, 2009, 07:34:09 PM
Confusion is cool.
I might be many things, but confused isn't one of them.
Quote from: garbon on November 04, 2009, 07:37:32 PM
Quote from: citizen k on November 04, 2009, 07:34:09 PM
Confusion is cool.
I might be many things, but confused isn't one of them.
I didn't think you were. My attacks were focused at Grallon's silly post.
Fair. :hug:
Quote from: citizen k on November 04, 2009, 07:18:50 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on November 04, 2009, 07:05:21 PM
Quote from: citizen k on November 04, 2009, 07:01:21 PM
I think what happened in NY 23 could be good for the Republican party in the long run. I've always thought the evangelical/fundie social issue nutjobs should form their own party anyways.
If NY 23 is the indication, the new nutjob party will get 45% of the vote and the republicans 6%.
I'm still happy the Republican party purged the nutjobs and so are the spirits of Abe Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt.
From the outside it has the appearance that you may have been the one getting purged, but I'm glad you are happy.
Quote from: garbon on November 04, 2009, 07:37:32 PM
I might be many things, but confused isn't one of them.
And I'm merely curious why you feel the need to present yourself as something here and something else elsewhere. :)
G.
Quote from: Grallon on November 04, 2009, 07:23:43 PM
Quote from: garbon on November 04, 2009, 07:19:44 PM
I, sir, am a man of principles.
Hmmm... your Facebook profile info states you're interested in women... So which of the gay or straight pose is a fashion statement? :P
G.
HE'S HOLDING OUT FOR SHIRLEY MANSON. Or Hillary.
Quote from: citizen k on November 04, 2009, 07:18:50 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on November 04, 2009, 07:05:21 PM
Quote from: citizen k on November 04, 2009, 07:01:21 PM
I think what happened in NY 23 could be good for the Republican party in the long run. I've always thought the evangelical/fundie social issue nutjobs should form their own party anyways.
If NY 23 is the indication, the new nutjob party will get 45% of the vote and the republicans 6%.
I'm still happy the Republican party purged the nutjobs and so are the spirits of Abe Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt.
I would say the opposite happened. The moderate Republican was purged by the radicals. The moderate Republican then endorsed the conservative Democrat. Don't let the "C" next to Hoffman's name confuse you. Rather than run their own candidates, the Conservative Party of NY generally endorses Republican candidate unless they perceive them as too liberal. For example, John McCain was their nominee for President in 2008.
Quote from: Grallon on November 04, 2009, 07:23:43 PM
Hmmm... your Facebook profile info states you're interested in women... So which of the gay or straight pose is a fashion statement? :P
He is interested in women... interested in hearing about all of their relationship problems. At least that's what they all assume for some reason... :huh:
Quote from: Fate on November 04, 2009, 09:21:48 PM
Quote from: citizen k on November 04, 2009, 07:18:50 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on November 04, 2009, 07:05:21 PM
Quote from: citizen k on November 04, 2009, 07:01:21 PM
I think what happened in NY 23 could be good for the Republican party in the long run. I've always thought the evangelical/fundie social issue nutjobs should form their own party anyways.
If NY 23 is the indication, the new nutjob party will get 45% of the vote and the republicans 6%.
I'm still happy the Republican party purged the nutjobs and so are the spirits of Abe Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt.
I would say the opposite happened. The moderate Republican was purged by the radicals. The moderate Republican then endorsed the conservative Democrat. Don't let the "C" next to Hoffman's name confuse you. Rather than run their own candidates, the Conservative Party of NY generally endorses Republican candidate unless they perceive them as too liberal. For example, John McCain was their nominee for President in 2008.
While you look to the past, I look to the future when more evangelical and fundie nutjobs will move to fringe parties.
Quote from: citizen k on November 04, 2009, 09:39:27 PM
Quote from: Fate on November 04, 2009, 09:21:48 PM
Quote from: citizen k on November 04, 2009, 07:18:50 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on November 04, 2009, 07:05:21 PM
Quote from: citizen k on November 04, 2009, 07:01:21 PM
I think what happened in NY 23 could be good for the Republican party in the long run. I've always thought the evangelical/fundie social issue nutjobs should form their own party anyways.
If NY 23 is the indication, the new nutjob party will get 45% of the vote and the republicans 6%.
I'm still happy the Republican party purged the nutjobs and so are the spirits of Abe Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt.
I would say the opposite happened. The moderate Republican was purged by the radicals. The moderate Republican then endorsed the conservative Democrat. Don't let the "C" next to Hoffman's name confuse you. Rather than run their own candidates, the Conservative Party of NY generally endorses Republican candidate unless they perceive them as too liberal. For example, John McCain was their nominee for President in 2008.
While you look to the past, I look to the future when more evangelical and fundie nutjobs will move to fringe parties.
It could happen, but the Conservative party of NY doesn't really feel like a truly independent third party given how many times it has been part of a "fusion" ballot with the GOP. I.e. a vote for John McCain (Conservative) in 2008 was added to the ballot total of John McCain (Republican).
Quote from: Grallon on November 04, 2009, 07:56:57 PM
And I'm merely curious why you feel the need to present yourself as something here and something else elsewhere. :)
G.
If that was really your question, it would have been polite to message me privately. After all, not everyone on Languish can see my profile. ;)
Why, are you trying to hide your hetrosexuality?
I'm so ashamed.
Quote from: derspiess on November 04, 2009, 09:00:50 PM
Quote from: Grallon on November 04, 2009, 07:23:43 PM
Quote from: garbon on November 04, 2009, 07:19:44 PM
I, sir, am a man of principles.
Hmmm... your Facebook profile info states you're interested in women... So which of the gay or straight pose is a fashion statement? :P
G.
HE'S HOLDING OUT FOR SHIRLEY MANSON. Or Hillary.
What about Shirley Phelps?
Quote from: Martinus on November 05, 2009, 02:15:49 AM
What about Shirley Phelps?
<_<
Actually I'd hold out for Angelina or Kate Walsh as well.
Quote from: garbon on November 05, 2009, 02:05:07 AM
If that was really your question, it would have been polite to message me privately. After all, not everyone on Languish can see my profile. ;)
Yes I could have, but it's such a small matter - we're not discussing your emotional life here after all - merely your culinary habits.
G.
Plz be less crude, thx. :)
Quote from: garbon on November 05, 2009, 09:30:46 AM
Plz be less crude, thx. :)
This isn't a popularity contest Garbon. And crude or crass is my middle name. I find it very useful when it comes to burst people's little conceit bubbles. ^_^
G.
I don't know what you are talking about. Maybe it makes more sense in French?
I'm not very impressed that the Repubs won some governorships. Though the wins were big turn arounds in Independent voters, who had voted Dem/Obama heavily a year ago. But I can't find much to cheer about. I've already come to the thinking that it's not the parties which are the answer. The Repubs will do their own poor legislation, same as the Dems, and each party will have us annoyed that things are going as usual, once again. I guess that's why there are so many Independents - people who don't find either main party (or the few smaller ones) the answers; rather the system of legislation is badly skewed, as we see time after time now with Bush, Obama, and Congress controlled by Dems or Repubs and the legislation they put out, huge, over bearing, unread and certainly not understood by our own lawmakers. That at least is one aspect that needs major fixing regardless of the party, but each party is part of the broken process that keeps getting us in the same fix.
As for NY and the 23rd district. I was amazed, at first, at Republicans moving against the Repub candidate. But then I saw her views and it was more like a left wing Dem. She was for Union Card-Check, worked or supported with ACORN or had some affiliation, and I believe she was in favor of the health scare bombs being proposed by Congress. She was more like a liberal Dem than even a centrist Repub, it seems to me. However, she was picked by the district's Republican leaders, but she was going down in flames with the voters, hence why she dropped out. At the same time some national Republican leaders endorsed or opposed her. I think Gingrich supported her, while other names like Palin opposed.
Quote from: garbon on November 05, 2009, 09:38:17 AM
I don't know what you are talking about. Maybe it makes more sense in French?
The sentence was clear enough but whatever you say of course. :hug:
G.
This thread was primarily intended to bash on Obama.
Quote from: Grallon on November 05, 2009, 09:41:01 AM
The sentence was clear enough but whatever you say of course. :hug:
G.
No, it seemed rather random and out of the blue. I thought maybe you had misposted.
Quote from: KRonn on November 05, 2009, 09:38:33 AM
I'm not very impressed that the Repubs won some governorships. Though the wins were big turn arounds in Independent voters, who had voted Dem/Obama heavily a year ago. But I can't find much to cheer about. I've already come to the thinking that it's not the parties which are the answer. The Repubs will do their own poor legislation, same as the Dems, and each party will have us annoyed that things are going as usual, once again. I guess that's why there are so many Independents - people who don't find either main party (or the few smaller ones) the answers; rather the system of legislation is badly skewed, as we see time after time now with Bush, Obama, and Congress controlled by Dems or Repubs and the legislation they put out, huge, over bearing, unread and certainly not understood by our own lawmakers. That at least is one aspect that needs major fixing regardless of the party, but each party is part of the broken process that keeps getting us in the same fix.
As for NY and the 23rd district. I was amazed, at first, at Republicans moving against the Repub candidate. But then I saw her views and it was more like a left wing Dem. She was for Union Card-Check, worked or supported with ACORN or had some affiliation, and I believe she was in favor of the health scare bombs being proposed by Congress. She was more like a liberal Dem than even a centrist Repub, it seems to me. However, she was picked by the district's Republican leaders, but she was going down in flames with the voters, hence why she dropped out. At the same time some national Republican leaders endorsed or opposed her. I think Gingrich supported her, while other names like Palin opposed.
Yes, the "real" Upstate New York is a fucked up area. They flip-flop parties a ton. You will find a lot of Democrats that are Republicans who switched to get elected and vice-versa. Most just end up being independent after they have been in office long enough to run just on their names. The political corruption and dirty politics are hilarious to watch. I remember one election where the people in power removed a local popular politician who didn't want to go along with the current plan (the plan ended up with Plattsburgh losing their AFB, so the guy was right not to). First they played around with the date that you had to announce you were running so that he missed it (he always turned it in on the same day and it just happens that the people who accept the applications took an 8 hour lunch but didn't bother to tell anyone). So, he ran as an independent write-in. An odd thing happened where on 50% of the voting machines the line to write him in didn't match up with his name but rather that of his opponent. He still won by a few hundred votes but than they disqualified several hundred so that his opponent won.
You have to love the North Country!