The Hofoid House of Absurd & Ignorant Posts VII

[RINO Tom]

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=270127.0

Almost every post is talking about the loony speaker being sexually attractive.

Straight guys can think girls are hot, chill out.

[RINO Tom]

People who say "COULD care less" instead of "COULDN'T care less" sound dumb.

[RINO Tom]

From the thread's namesake

I think Sanchez's personal...problems are enough of a punishment for him.

You're glad my brother is autistic? Whatever dickbag.

Was that caused by the same undesirable, inbred genes that caused you to become a neo-Nazi alt-rightist?

Christ...

What in the .

[RINO Tom]

51% = "VERY conservative"?

See also the results from the black part of Milwaukee in 2012.

Relative to the rest of the Democratic base? F**k yeah 51% is lol. That's higher than baby boomers as whole - and that's a very Republican cohort.

Assuming that poll is accurate, 55% of the black population lives in the South. I think that's more relevant to their social views than their skin color.

Possibly, but the end effect on Democratic politics is the same, no?

[RINO Tom]

Traitor to the union.

The founders of this country were traitors to Britain.

An objectively true statement (and not a defense of the Confederacy's motive for seceding, but rather the act of secession itself).

We were subjects of a monarchy that wasn't giving us representation or full voting rights ... the South can't say the same, they were just pissed which way the tide was turning on the enslavement of human beings.

[RINO Tom]

Business conservative

Bored today?

[RINO Tom]

It's funny how the people who say that political views shouldn't be a factor in one's opinion of a person are the same people who hate me because of my political views.

Anti-Semitism is not a "political view", it's just disgusting

Racism is also disgusting. So why does everyone suck Santander's and Sanchez's dicks?

Active loathing of white Americans Republicans (to put it lightly) is disgusting.  Is it racism?  If not, why is it justified?

FTFY

In the end of the day, don't you think it's better to respect opposing points of view rather than have contempt for your political adversaries?  Hating your enemies doesn't do you (or anyone else) any good, so what is there to lose by having a more understanding view toward those whose views you see as execrable?  I say this as someone who finds a lot of the moral views of progressives personally troubling - especially on abortion - but I think it's better to respect people even if we have different viewpoints on very consequential issues.  

I know we have some pretty big disagreements, but I think you care about others and are fundamentally a decent person.  I think it'd be best for your sake to try to open your mind a bit to different perspectives, as tough as it can be at times. 

Republicans, including you are horrible "people".

Rfayette attempts to appeal to Coraxion's sense of decency and humanity. Coraxion proves that he possesses neither.

LOL, he's such a POS.

[RINO Tom]

Why did we change the name of this again?

Hate to burst your bubble but Democrats have Cory Booker and Kamala Harris while Republicans have Tim Scott.

Democrats have 66% of total black senators.

Edit: I cant believe no one has realized that by now.

Tim Scott is blacker than those two combined.

A half-black Democrat is more black than a "pure" black Republican.

[RINO Tom]

If alcohol were to completely go away, 90% of society's problems would be instantly cured.  In an ideal world, alcohol should be illegal, but I think that we would have had to do that in the 1700s or 1800s and that the negative externalities of doing that today would outweigh the benefits.

Came here to post this ... glad I don't have these types of friends, LOL.

[RINO Tom]

If alcohol were to completely go away, 90% of society's problems would be instantly cured.  In an ideal world, alcohol should be illegal, but I think that we would have had to do that in the 1700s or 1800s and that the negative externalities of doing that today would outweigh the benefits.

Came here to post this ... glad I don't have these types of friends, LOL.

Isn't this guy like 15 or something? It's a natural view for some kid who hasn't had his first beer yet.

This....

I felt similar to ExtremeConservative when I was 15 or so and now it's some 30 years later and have a very different POV....

Would be happy to buy any Atlas poster that turns 21 their first beer if they are in the neighborhood and discuss politics, precinct level results from various states/cities/counties, and all sorts of other Atlas Geek-o-Rama that we wrangle about on a daily basis.

Not a big fan of Prohibition policies at all, since addicts and alcoholics will always find a means to obtain their drug of choice... Not even going to mention the whole black market deal that comes with these types of policy positions and causes all sorts of violence to secure illegal markets, and won't even go into the benefit to State/County/Local governments when it comes to taxable revenue generated in the form of "Sin Taxes" on items such as Cigs, Alcohol, and Recreational MJ (In States where it is legal).

Trying to legislate public morality has always been a bad idea within the United States, on so many items, which is part of reason I consider myself a Social Libertarian.

I am 21 and am proud to say that I have never had a drink and never will.  I think a few posters mix me up with some younger posters for some reason.

Some reason perhaps being your chronic lack of maturity in posting?

Badger, in back-to-back posts you managed to be mildly combative to both the people who took issue with ER's absurd view on alcohol and ER himself, LOL.  Have your cup of coffee, man.

[RINO Tom]

I clicked on this thread expecting a half dozen or so actual myths.

Instead, I got a myth and a fact.

[RINO Tom]

~10 years for first offense, Life without Parole for second offense.

Why is that "absurd and ignorant"?

Well if you support life imprisonment for rape, then either (a) you support the death penalty for murder, which is absurd and ignorant for many reasons, or (b) you support the same punishment for rape and murder, which leads to rapists murdering their victims more often, which is absurd and ignorant.

Hmm ... this is a fascinating argument that I have never heard before but seems to make a lot of sense.  FTR, though, I do not think supporting the death penalty, in the abstract, is "absurd" or "ignorant."

[RINO Tom]

Roy Moore's son Caleb arrested for criminal trespassing in Etowah County.

The Law and Order Party.

I mean not that I like Moore, but what does a Senate's candidate adult son getting arrested have anything to do with the party at large?

It's more the hypocrisy that tends to come out from the GOP. Poor people who defraud benefits are scum who ought to starve, but rich Republicans engaging in bribery is fine and GOP primary voters don't bat an eye. Abortion is murder and pregnant women should die rather than have one, but Republican politicians can encourage mistresses and daughters to get abortions and it's no problemo.

At the core of this is the fact that Republican law and order rhetoric is mostly a racist vendetta against ethnic minorities, while as long as the perpetrator is white they're fine with all sorts of crime being forgiven and running away from legal principles.

Maybe instead of just posting this in the Absurd and ignorant post thread, you might actually want to, you know, respond in kind and show how Gustav is supposedly wrong? But that would be difficult for you wouldn't it? Both because he makes some hard-hitting but more than a kernel of Truth points, and you're also not very good at formulating rational thought.

I'll do it for him.  It is - to any rational person - ignorant to imply that your average Republican voter who goes to work and cares about their family is just "okay" with people engaging in bribery or don't have a problem with supposedly pro-life politicians encouraging a mistress to get an abortion.  The absolutely insane options some on this site seem to give these voters (of which I would say my parents qualify), however, is to either accept every action done by the craziest Republicans as "okay" (and by extension support them) or vote for a party that you literally don't agree with; there is simply no in-between.  You either completely disavow everything about the GOP and vote against its candidates whenever you have the chance, or you stand with the worst Republicans and support them.  Most normal people who don't obsess over politics don't think those are the only options and know that what party and candidate you vote for on Election Day really doesn't say all that much about whether or not you disapprove of random politicians' or donors' actions that you have no control over.

[RINO Tom]

Hard to pick 10 favorites and even harder to put them in order, so I'll just name the first ten that came to my head ... SUPER subject to change:

Livin' On a Prayer by Bon Jovi
Coast of Carolina by Jimmy Buffett
Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes by Jimmy Buffett
Summer of '69 by Jimmy Buffett
Frenchman For the Night by Jimmy Buffett
The Load Out/Stay by Jackson Browne
December 1963 by Four Seasons
Maggie May by Rod Stewart
I've Got a Rock 'N' Roll Heart by Eric Clapton
Let Me Take You Home Tonight by Boston

You're just spamming...

[RINO Tom]

Hard to pick 10 favorites and even harder to put them in order, so I'll just name the first ten that came to my head ... SUPER subject to change:

Livin' On a Prayer by Bon Jovi
Coast of Carolina by Jimmy Buffett
Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes by Jimmy Buffett
Summer of '69 by Jimmy Buffett
Frenchman For the Night by Jimmy Buffett
The Load Out/Stay by Jackson Browne
December 1963 by Four Seasons
Maggie May by Rod Stewart
I've Got a Rock 'N' Roll Heart by Eric Clapton
Let Me Take You Home Tonight by Boston

Oh my God.

I don't care if you think you're too cool for the kind of music I enjoy, but that's not the purpose of this thread.  Bromance aside, you've been here a while, and I'd think you'd agree that Santander just copying and pasting my posts in this and the irony thread as liberally as he does is kind of lame.

[RINO Tom]

When people empty quote a post in here, I'm never sure if they are agreeing that that post is Absurd™ or Ignorant™ or if they are reposting that post in here because to post it here was Absurd™ or Ignorant™.

[RINO Tom]

The type of voter who is turning out for a Republican in an Alabama special election probably supports the Dred Scott ruling anyway.

What's so inaccurate about this

The absurd hyperbole?

[RINO Tom]

I'm an actual conservative, and I have no problem with that post.

You may be an actual conservative, but you are not an EXTREME conservative.

[RINO Tom]

I probably shouldn't say this, but I do have a VERY unpopular opinion...
Viewing child porn should not be illegal, however obviously making or distributing it should be highly illegal as it already is.

This argument terrifies me ... you are being actively complicit in the making of something so morally repugnant that it is universally hated almost everywhere.  If you want to make the punishments not one-size-fits-all, maybe that's a conversation worth having, but not illegal?!  Jesus Christ.

[RINO Tom]

Blinded partisan remarks that ignore the truth because they don't fit in his little fantasyland bubble

Democrats love their sexual predators.

Just ask all the Dems who still love folks like Bill Clinton, John Conyers, and Al Franken.

Let's not forget the super Dem state of California:
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/24/sexual-harassment-allegations-california-democrats-306231

And those are just a small handful of examples.

Stop pretending you're a member of some special FF party when you guys are just as bad as the other guys.

R A D I C A L  C E N T R I S M  intensifies

Just because "both sides" has become a fun meme for the forum's hacks doesn't mean it can't, sometimes, be true.  Plenty of Democrats hold elected Dems to a lower standard than elected Republicans.  (P.S., you can't say, well so do Republican voters now!!!!)

[RINO Tom]

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=283067.msg6026461;boardseen#new

Jesus Christ

This thread was disturbing.

[RINO Tom]

We should repeal the 2nd Amendment, seize everyone's guns and do what Australia did. Ordinary people do not need guns.

If they refuse to give up their guns and pose a threat to the army/police they should be labeled as traitors to America and charged with treason, and if they fire their weapons, then all means necessary should be used to stop them.

I strongly stand by my comments.

In that case, I strongly stand against your candidacy for our legislature.

Ok cool, I didn't want your silly support anyways, you're not even in my district, I'd rather have nice people supporting me than a deplorable.

Most people generally prefer that their elected officials actually respect constitutional rights

I do not consider gun rights as a constitutional right no matter what the ancient document says

Then you don't know what Constitutional rights are, LOL.

[RINO Tom]

Wasn't George Wallace pretty much a segregationist (and socially conservative) Bernie Sanders?

This isn't as absurd as it seems on the surface. Wallace was fairly progressive on economic issues.

...He was conservative to the core.



Let's dispel the fiction that Dixiecrats were "economically progressive."  Even during the New Deal, Southern Democrats aided the GOP in opposing FDR's programs.  Most of the Democrat party bosses who controlled the region didn't like black or white poors.

Democrats controlled an entire region; to say that all of them were "economically progressive" OR economically conservative would be dumb.  There was obviously a spectrum.  However, Southern Democrats only began to oppose the New Deal once it was solidly in place and seen as helping Blacks a tad too much.  There weren't any Southern Democrats opposing the initiatives in the first few years.  It's disingenuous to insinuate they were pretty much just voting exactly like Republicans.

[RINO Tom]

Wasn't George Wallace pretty much a segregationist (and socially conservative) Bernie Sanders?

This isn't as absurd as it seems on the surface. Wallace was fairly progressive on economic issues.

...He was conservative to the core.



Let's dispel the fiction that Dixiecrats were "economically progressive."  Even during the New Deal, Southern Democrats aided the GOP in opposing FDR's programs.  Most of the Democrat party bosses who controlled the region didn't like black or white poors.

How are 7, 8 and 11 "conservative to the core," exactly?

[RINO Tom]

obviously TR then Lincoln. Both would obviously be Democrats today.

Im not sure about that, as the current politician that most like both those Presidents are Republicans .


Most like TR is John McCain


Most like Lincoln is Bruce Rauner

The distortion of TR's legacy continues it seems. And fu'cking Bruce Rauner as any comparison to Abraham Lincoln is laughable.

Ok Rauner was a bad comparison but Lincoln would be most like a moderate Republican today(and since Rauner was one and from Illinois i made that comparison)

Ah yes. The party that defends the Confederacy and their traitor statues and goes berserk when black people kneel would be a great fit for a modern day Lincoln.

Not to mention the Lincoln that said that "Labor was prior to capital" and corresponded with Marx.

Feel free to prove me wrong, but I am led to believe that Marx simply wrote him a letter of congratulations upon his 1860 victory. And I believe noted social democrat William McKinley was the next GOP nominee to place labor before capital.

Even though I think you're "Lincoln might be a Democrat today" thinking to be misguided, you're way too smart to get into this debate with the quoted posters.  Go do something better.