Yay.
Voter turnout was high. Saw it with my own eyes.
Yay.
Voter turnout was high. Saw it with my own eyes.
Wow, holy crap. Unless he turns out to be a total ass, this is a positive step for the country and the formation of moderate policies.
Is it true he said "Let's put a curling iron up Coakley's butt?
Wow, there's a thread title I never expected to see. My first reaction was to think it was some new sarcastic joke at the expense of Gordon Brown and I wondered what the punchline would be. Anyway, I hadn't seen this thread when I posted my related one.
I hope the Republicans don't squander this. They were just given something of a midterm victory without the midterm (and without the real seat-by-seat victory).
Any chance you can merge this and Rand's thread (and delete this post)?
Hope is the denial of reality
Hmmm...not sure if I agree. They seem to be going in different directions (Rand's is now about the folley vs. virtue of passing large entitlement packages, this is just about the election)...
Any strong feelings either way?
Didn't read this one very carefully. I suppose you're right.
Hope is the denial of reality
Doubtful, but it would be poetic verbal justice based upon her past as an AG for the state.Originally Posted by GGT
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Not very professional sounding, if it's true he said that.
It's also reported he supports water boarding, is pro-life, and against gay marriage.
Really? Shall we go into every 'unprofessional' thing any politician may or may not have said? As opposed to an AG not bothering to prosecute a cop?Originally Posted by GGT
Now, your second point is relevant. His stance on issues are important. (But what he may or may not have said, on or off the record, about an opponent, and when and where... )
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Scott Brown: America's Sexiest Man 1982
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrity/n ... e-in-cosmo
I'm surprised this was not used against him...or it was to little effect (which I hope is the case).
Not my type though. Too hairy.
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Not bad. Should've shown a bit more, though.
I mean, if you're going to pose nude you might as well let it all hang out. How can I make a reasonable decision about his assets otherwise?
We're stuck in a bloody snowglobe.
The size of his house? :POriginally Posted by littlelolligagged
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Well a couple of people here have admitted to watching house porn, perhaps you're onto something here.Originally Posted by Veldan Rath
We're stuck in a bloody snowglobe.
I'm forced to watch house porn with the Better Half...
Clean House for one...
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Clean House=awesome.Originally Posted by Veldan Rath
This really shows how pissed Americans are at the democrats.
Well, he looked quite hot back then and still doesn't look half bad today. I'd do him.Originally Posted by CedarPointer
Congratulations America
They're, uh, talking about some home decoration tee-vee show, not Hugh LaurieOriginally Posted by Hazir
In the future, the Berlin wall will be a mile high, and made of steel. You too will be made to crawl, to lick children's blood from jackboots. There will be no creativity, only productivity. Instead of love there will be fear and distrust, instead of surrender there will be submission. Contact will be replaced with isolation, and joy with shame. Hope will cease to exist as a concept. The Earth will be covered with steel and concrete. There will be an electronic policeman in every head. Your children will be born in chains, live only to serve, and die in anguish and ignorance.
The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference.
I thought they were talking about the senator-elect. Didn't you click on the link in CG's post?Originally Posted by Nessus
Congratulations America
But doing Hugh Laurie is a much better thing to think about.
We're stuck in a bloody snowglobe.
NoOriginally Posted by Hazir
I was blinded by the radiance of House's stubble, and gleaming eyes
In the future, the Berlin wall will be a mile high, and made of steel. You too will be made to crawl, to lick children's blood from jackboots. There will be no creativity, only productivity. Instead of love there will be fear and distrust, instead of surrender there will be submission. Contact will be replaced with isolation, and joy with shame. Hope will cease to exist as a concept. The Earth will be covered with steel and concrete. There will be an electronic policeman in every head. Your children will be born in chains, live only to serve, and die in anguish and ignorance.
The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference.
No, I think that was a supporter and he was next to a camera... Brown supposedly didn't even hear the comment.Originally Posted by GGT
Just love this "There's (real) Americans and there's Democrats" sentiment. Wouldn't be a good forum without it. Good to have youOriginally Posted by CedarPointer
And this might interest you.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60J0PS20100120
I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
I could have been somebody. Instead of a bum
Which is what I am
I aim at the stars
But sometimes I hit London
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dear-p ... 2010-01-19Dear politicians: We are fed up
Commentary: Fix our problems or get out of the way
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The people of this country have had it up to here with the way our leaders are running our country.
And while the election of Republican Scott Brown to the U.S. Senate seat held by the Kennedy brothers for nearly 60 years is clearly a repudiation of the Democrats' leadership, Republicans shouldn't get so smug about this victory. See full story on Brown's victory in Massachusetts.
We are fed up with the lot of you.
You promised to change the way Washington works, but you didn't do it. Your answers to our problems are inadequate, or they make things worse. As usual, you're taking care of everyone but us. Despite the worst economic crisis in generations, nothing has changed.
This country is in trouble, maybe big trouble. Our economy doesn't work for us any more. Jobs are hard to find, health care is hit or miss, and the idea of a comfortable retirement seems a cruel joke. We legitimately worry that we're bequeathing our kids and our grandkids a life that's going to be much tougher than ours.
We did everything we were asked: We worked hard, we invested in Wall Street, we took off our shoes at the airport, we bought a house, and we borrowed and spent until we couldn't spend or borrow any more.
You don't get it. We don't care about your campaign donations. We don't care about your political fortunes, or those of your party. We don't care who posed nude, or who's the better candidate. We don't care about 60 votes. We don't care about the big companies or the special interests who fear the future. We don't care about Senate traditions, or what those idiots on TV say.
We care about results. Fix our problems, or get out of the way. We know our problems aren't simple. We know the answers won't come easy. But we also know that you don't understand. If you did, you'd hide your faces in shame.
To the Democrats: We elected you to accomplish things for us, not to give you lifetime jobs. We gave you an overwhelming majority in Congress: Use it or lose it.
To the Republicans: It might seem smart in the short run to just oppose everything, knowing that the wheel will turn and that eventually the people will give the power and the mandate to you. But it'd be much better for us if you'd actually stand for something other than protecting your own hides, or getting your own cable show.
To the voters: You deserve better. Start demanding it.
-- Rex Nutting, Washington bureau chief
Nice to see them trying to rationalize their loss. It's simple- the American people do not want healthcare reform in it's current form. This is a sign of it- Brown has said that he will not vote for the current power grab.Originally Posted by Ziggy Stardust
Reuters = them eh?
I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
I could have been somebody. Instead of a bum
Which is what I am
I aim at the stars
But sometimes I hit London
My mom was in Mass. this past weekend, she said you couldn't turn on the tv without seeing either Brown or Coakley's faces staring back at you (with an American flag in the bg, of course), and that she learned more about these two in one weekend than she did about the entire presidential campaign...which may be a sad reflection, come to think of it; poor woman just doesn't care.
Though I'm disappointed in the loss of a filibuster-proof majority, I'm glad the election was able to give the Senate a more accurate representation of how it seems "the people" feel. Seems like a loss for the Democrats but a win for democracy...
HUZZAH!!!
This made my day.