Comedy Goldmine & Robin

[Psychic Octopus]

Olawakandi's most recent Senate prediction. the GOP with a net loss of 2

I've heard of thinking positively but... uhh... wow.

Wow is right. So, Murkowski runs as a libertarian and wins, and Dems pick up Delaware, Kentucky, and North Carolina?

If that is his prediction, he better prepare for a massive letdown come November.

[King]

I think there's a fine line here... people need to remember those that were lost... but you need to be very very careful that you don't fetishise the whole thing.

This is the most reasonable course of action.

Moderate Hero.

[Bo]

Not the funniest, but whatever:

If in 2016/2020 the Republicans nominate a Black guy and the Democrats a white guy then maybe.

Yeah, because there are a lot of black people in Washington.

As of 2007 the break down was

White- 36.3%
Black- 55.6%
Asian- 3.1%
Native American- 0.2%
Other- 4.8%
Hispanic (of any race)- 8.3%

As you can see, the majority of Washington D.C residents are black.  Obviously, it isn't just the black people that vote Democratic, the suburbs of the nations capital tend to be very liberal.  However, race politics tend to be more important amongst African Americans then the various white ethnicities, as can be demostrated by Obama's lock on the African American vote, seen in the flipping of North Carolina in 2008.  Thus, if a sufficiently moderate African American can be found by the Republic Party (i.e. Colin Powell) and his opponent was a white Democrat, then in this situation I could plausibly see Washington D.C going for the GOP.

This is about the state of Washington, which is over 80% white and only about 4% black.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Roch, please leave the thread immediately.

[SPC]

I'll slay a cat if Castle loses to the tea bagger. This can't be happening.

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[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

No one against masturbation is winning a >60% Obama state.

Is there a correlation between masturbation and support for Obama?

[Beet]

What happened on September 24, 1991?

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

What happened on September 24, 1991?

Nevermind was released.

[CatoMinor]

Return of the Fail:

[King]

Perhaps we should try and hire away some of the BushOK writers for the Goldmine series. This one is looking like yet another rotten sequel so far.  I'm tempted to change my name to Alan Smithee over this thread.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

How many genuine Republican O'Donnell supporters are there? Jmfcst... anyone else?

azmagic, Beet

[Alcon]

Saved for out of context consumption in 2-4 months

BTW this is basically all DU is talking about. There's over a dozen masturbation-related threads on General Discussion.

[Јas]

Hide your cats, folks.

[Phony Moderate]

I'll be away from tomorrow through to next Friday. Internet access will be limited. I may get on here, I may not.

Damn you, Al, for a moment I thought you're leaving the forum.

[Mechaman]

I'll slay a cat if Castle loses to the tea bagger. This can't be happening.

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In retrospect..........

[Joe Republic]

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Is it bad that this sentence INSTANTLY made me think of Jamespol and BushOK?

[Dr. Cynic]

I lol'd.

If you're a vegetarian, you probably think she is a horrible person.  She wore an outfit make completely of meat to the Video Music Awards.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Lol, Beet...

At this point, I believe Christine O'Donnell will win and become the next US Senator from Delaware.

Of course, she would not win in any other scenario. Normally, her personal issues would doom her. But these days, voters don't care much about personal foibles. The best case against O'Donnell is that her personal irresponsibility will translate into irresponsibility when given the reigns of power, but over the past 24 hours, this line of attack has failed to gain traction. Christine O'Donnell is a young, attractive, and telegenic candidate. Chris Coons is a short, old guy who no one cares about. In an ordinary year, Delaware's Democratic lean and Obama's 50ish approval ratings would insulate someone like Coons from a conservative Republican, but this year, it may be no more insulation than it was for Martha Coakley.

Christine O'Donnell has raised $860,000 online in about the last 30 hours. Every indication is that she will raise $1 million by tomorrow. This is indication of an incredible amount of energy and support. There has been no announcement on Chris Coons' site of how much money he raised, although a CNN report indicated that he had raised '$40,000-$50,000'. I believe that a 10-to-1 margin of enthusiasm will be enough for O'Donnell to close the gap and beat Coons.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Or you could just stop breaking the rules?

That would I imply I ever started breaking the rules, which I haven't.

[Lunar]

procreate.

[Vepres]

Love the reference:

- So, Christine, what shall we do today?
- The same thing we do every day, try and take over the Senate.

[Joe Republic]

Libertas vs. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad:

Geez. How could I vote for an anti-Semetic holocaust denier who embraces crazy conspriacy theories and believes 9/11 was orchastrated by the US government?

Oh, wait.....

[SvenssonRS]

Much of the speculation in this thread is wishful thinking.

Just like with the thread on Republicans having a chance to carry New Jersey in a presidential election. What those people — who believe — aren't considering is the common link. The likemindedness in voting patterns in presidential elections. Next time a Republican carries N.J., he'll also carry Wash. And Pennsylvania. And Michigan. And Connecticut. And Maine. And …

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

What's so funny about that? The use of a 40-year old and today basically irrelevant map in rebuttal to an (admittedly very stupid) post?

[Vepres]

Lewis on what would happen if I became a moderator:

Dave would soon replace him with SewerSocialist.