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I never said Mitt Romney wasn't a phony, but he actually has a shot of winning. He's not blowing his chances out of proportion. I understand the minor parties run candidates for President to get their names out there, but when they actually believe they're going to win? Nuh uh.

The point I was making about Hospers was that he won an electoral vote in '72. Johnson won't win an electoral vote.

If you're going to sell out, be my guest. But don't act indignant and self-righteous just because Johnson wants to boost some (well-needed) morale for the LP.

You really think that Johnson thinks that he'll win?

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Nobody runs a campaign saying they're going to lose (especially not with fleeting bedfellows such as yourself.)

Besides, John Hospers got like, 3000 votes and his one electoral vote was astroturf. If anything, Johnson would actually be in okay shape to get an electoral vote since Paulites are taking over State Conventions (which, in some states, choose electors.)

For the sake of argument, I'll cede that Johnson's candidacy (and support) is predicated on the fact that he can "get votes." Romney's entire existence has been about getting votes, principles and results be damned. What's your beef?

But hey, if you're content to stay on the GOPlantation and vote for nominees that have literally nothing in common with you, then go ahead.

... just to serve in politics.

Well, I must admit that campaigning in a Republican primary on a platform to legalize gay marriage and marijuana is generally the mark of a shrewd politician.

Post of the Year nominee right here.

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Wow that's the first time I've ever really seen King talk about his politics.

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Bless your soul.

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I finally got around to reading Simfan's post in the Update in its entirety and all I can say is...wow. It deserves enshrinement in a hall of fame of great posts. More than the Good Post Gallery or the Sulfur Mine...we need a hall of fame of the greatest posts of all time. I actually felt the scathing rage behind that post and it hurt. Excellent job, Simfan. Godspeed.

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At least in part, Sam, yes. I would rather the contest be over which political-economic paradigm to pursue, not whether social policies should be somewhat permissive or ethnocentric with a hint of repression. I actually consider capitalism less of a threat to individual rights, equality, and social justice than conservatism as pursued - no offense being intended - by the GOP's Christian right. And at least an Obama-Johnson contest would provide a clear political mandate on what sort of role government should assume in the years to come and how our debt ought to be addressed.

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I think we've got a gem of a poster here.

Other: The Joker from The Dark Knight

His nihilistic tendencies were so vicious he was quite the disturbing character, and how he was portrayed by Heath Ledger was so insanely immaculate that I don't think any fictional villain, ever, will match up to his version of The Joker.

And, as much as I obviously disagree with his nihilism, violence, etc - he makes you think, because he does make an interesting philosophical point.  When talking to Harvey Dent in the hospital scene, he notes how if things like soldiers dying or a gangbanger getting shot happens... nobody freaks, because it's all part of the plan.  But that he threatened to kill the Mayor, that's not part of the plan - and it freaks everyone out.

I actually find a bit of truth in that observation.  One example, sadly, is the Colorado shooting (where the guy who did it said he was the Joker).  The media (as they should have) freaked out, this wasn't supposed to happen.  Yet I see no reporting on the atrocious conditions in diamond mining, sweatshops, economic destitution at the stranglehold of mega-corporations in the third world... those are all normal, continuing things.  But when out-of-the-ordinaries happen... the Colorado shooting, the Haiti earthquake... that's when people care.  Clearly I disagree with how The Joker chooses to respond to that reality, but he makes an interesting point.

A villain who can come off as so chaotically evil, who can also make you honestly think is a well developed, well rounded character.  He'll truly never be beat in this category.

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Spanish Moss is less than a 100 posts in, and is already one of my favorite posters.

Yep. For a socialist, he's awesome

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I know this is a story because it was a Romney shirt but please, for a moment, take politics out of this. We have a teacher here that asked students and fellow teachers to mock a student after already mocking the girl in class and intimidating her ("This is a Democratic school" Note the irony). Then, after being reprimanded, she blamed the girl by telling the class, "I'm not allowed to joke with you anymore." She then left the building.

This is someone who was trusted with teaching and supervising children. Everyone should be enraged by this behavior.

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I basically just spilled everything that I was thinking out into that one post. Hence the lack of formatting.

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I like how this thread is usually a left-wing circlejerk until someone else bursts onto the scene - at which point it turns into a debate thread.

20RP12 posted a ponderous, incomprehensible rant. It's worse than most of his posts for reasons totally divorced from its content, and it's laughable that anyone would think that it deserves a place in something called the 'good post gallery.'

I think the way I construed most of it was pretty poor, but my point is very clear. How one will interpret how agreeable it is will be left to the individual.

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Easy now, gentlemen. Redirect this brawl to the Deluge.

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Snowguy's posts about the graphic images in the Boston thread go here.

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We should seriously ban teenagers from posting here.

What an angry, angry man

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Again, I said the only reason that I posted that picture of that dog was to try and cheer up people that may have been upset.

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Fair enough. Sorry.

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Any plans to take that sig image down soon 20RP12? Less is sometimes more.

Also seems fair.

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Thank you 20RP12. I appreciate your accommodating me on this very much. 

I'm sure you weren't the only one that was uncomfortable with it But no problem!

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Seriously, Nathan, I want to be real for a second. And I'm speaking only on my own behalf.

I know for a fact that, despite my already low level of intelligence, I would be far stupider had I never read your posts. You are most certainly one of the most intelligent and likable people on this forum. You provide insight into certain topics that I never could have imagined were possible, considering I only think in black and white. You are a very valuable poster and the forum is better because of you.

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I don't think it is possible to dispute that Bacon King is best moderator.

I clicked on this and went "wut" and then I laughed loudly

BK wins

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Moreover, wishing a genocidal totalitarian dictatorship on one's own countrymen as opposed to a semi-authoritarian regime overseas is insane.

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Was going for the 'moderate hero' but it backfired

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I'm a chauvinist for all things Northeastern and I prefer Krispy Kreme to Dunkin'.

I prefer any type of coffee to Dunkin Donuts coffee. And Krispy Kreme is better.

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I don't pretend to be more educated than Nathan on Feminism, as I've only been looking into it for a few months, and yes, god forbid I take a cue from Tumblr. I'll be happy to come back and talk to Oakvale about it once I'm in college, but unfortunately I haven't the resources (nor the life experience) that Nathan has, and Nathan is certainly a thousand times more intelligent than I am (and a lot of people on this forum are)

The thing is, Oakvale has never liked me, so he certainly loves getting a crack at me anytime he has the opportunity. I'm not in a "state of perpetual outrage" considering the majority of my posts on this forum are either in response to polls on who I'd vote for in a hypothetical race or in threads about the exploits of forumites. I don't post a whole lot about Feminism, contrary to what that post would lead one to believe, and I only got outraged at memphis' post(s) and the rampant transphobia in the Chelsea Manning thread.

But yes, I understand why that post is here and I agree with Oakvale to an extent that my outrage does go too far when I allow it to. I have been far too hard on memphis and I promise to tone down my teenrage from now on.