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« on: December 02, 2014, 09:55:40 PM »

Would you use their posts they made on this forum against them?

Or conversely, in support of them?
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« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2014, 10:55:47 PM »

No, but sadly there are probably quite a few posters here who would.
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« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2014, 12:03:26 AM »

I'd assume that any opposition candidate's research team would find it and search for the most crazy things that the poster said.
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« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2014, 12:37:15 AM »
« Edited: December 03, 2014, 01:04:19 AM by Senator Cranberry »

^ He shouldn't even try... As soon as his opponent finds his and Fitzy's PAPOY posts...
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« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2014, 12:37:27 AM »

I think the patriotic thing to do would be to leak all information here to the press, to destroy said candidate's reputation.

That said, if you have any political ambitions, Winfield, then you have my full support.
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« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2014, 12:42:25 AM »

Winfield.......... do you ever worry that your ellipses are too long?
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« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2014, 12:57:05 AM »

Are you running for public office, Winfield?
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« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2014, 02:29:23 AM »

^ He shouldn't even try... As soon as his opponent finds his and Fitzy's PAPOY posts...

My spin team will explain it as "youthful romance and friendliness" and it'll motivate the LGBT Ohio college student vote.
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« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2014, 04:00:10 AM »

^ He shouldn't even try... As soon as his opponent finds his and Fitzy's PAPOY posts...

My spin team will explain it as "youthful romance and friendliness" and it'll motivate the LGBT Ohio college student vote.

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« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2014, 04:34:34 AM »

Obviously. For the greater good the average Atlas poster should not hold public office.
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« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2014, 06:08:52 AM »

When I first joined this forum, I held the belief that I would run for public office someday.

With everything I've posted here, I've made that dream impossible.
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« Reply #11 on: December 03, 2014, 06:10:37 AM »

Obviously. For the greater good the average Atlas poster no Atlas poster except for Muon should not hold public office.
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« Reply #12 on: December 03, 2014, 06:15:33 AM »

I'd assume that any opposition candidate's research team would find it and search for the most crazy things that the poster said.

Frank LoBiondo probably doesn't give a sh**t.
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« Reply #13 on: December 03, 2014, 06:22:54 AM »

They could easily use something before 2014 against me, but luckily, I'll never run for any public office.
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« Reply #14 on: December 03, 2014, 08:19:06 AM »

So, what is the office you're running for, Winfield?
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« Reply #15 on: December 03, 2014, 08:32:23 AM »

The better question is why are you posting on a political forum if you want to run for office?
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« Reply #16 on: December 03, 2014, 09:39:46 AM »

The better question is why are you posting on a political forum if you want to run for office?

So, that's why DW Perry stopped posting.
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« Reply #17 on: December 03, 2014, 11:29:36 AM »

No, but some posters would, and I won't run for anything anyway.
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« Reply #18 on: December 03, 2014, 12:47:50 PM »

No, I believe that if you're not using your name then what you post on this forum should be private.
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« Reply #19 on: December 03, 2014, 01:11:41 PM »

Members of this forum have already run for office.
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« Reply #20 on: December 03, 2014, 01:23:16 PM »

Members of this forum have already run for office.

Some even hold office.
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Lincoln Republican
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« Reply #21 on: December 03, 2014, 06:26:41 PM »


This thread has generated some excellent, and funny, answers.

That being the case, I would then assume that any meandering on this forum is not prohibitive to a political career IRL.

Either that, or members of this forum are imbued with such integrity that they would never use postings on this forum by now public figures to impact them in any negative way.

Besides, in the vast majorities of cases, I would assume that members of this forum do not know who another poster actually is IRL anyway.
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« Reply #22 on: December 03, 2014, 09:18:32 PM »

If posting stupid crap on the internet in one's youth prohibits political prospects, nobody currently under the age of 25 will ever be able to be elected.
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« Reply #23 on: December 03, 2014, 09:45:12 PM »

Probably a few, depending on which one it was.
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« Reply #24 on: December 04, 2014, 02:52:05 AM »

If posting stupid crap on the internet in one's youth prohibits political prospects, nobody currently under the age of 25 will ever be able to be elected.

The ones who are best at hiding it would be able to. Tongue
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