2020 Politics Thread - Enter At Your Own Risk - RULES IN OP

[Astros19]

Originally Posted by jdandns

You should know that really hurt my feelings.



I like it that when I am trying to be comical, you think I'm not trying to be comical. That's actually the very essence of my preferred brand of humor.

To answer the question, yes, I'll accept the outcome and continue on with your life as usual.
When do we get up most days?

Damn, I forgot who I was responding to. I need to remember to spell things out completely for you so you don't become more confused.

[jstephens24]

Originally Posted by ucLAkers

Thats understandable...but lying to the people in our country is not. Nobody else says the stuff Trump says. “Rounding the corner” and “forget about covid” is not how leaders lead. Its how selfish humans who are really in it for themselves are....

who do you think that last leader president was?

[jdandns]

Originally Posted by Astros19

Damn, I forgot who I was responding to. I need to remember to spell things out completely for you so you don't become more confused.

It was simply more jokes, sir.

Originally Posted by JustRachel

Thank you.

I doubt many here would call me rational, but I'd like to think so. Both my husband and I appreciate the kind words.

Reagan would not approve of Mr. Trump. Of that, I am confident.

Enjoy your evening.

Your gratitude is unfortunately misplaced. Most of these Trump supporters only (marginally) behave here because they are made to by the watchful mods.

Heh, these fellas like to group attack anyone who won't blindly exalt their dear leader. They regularly call us things like "unhinged" and "nuts", but the fact is, if they weren't so afraid of being suspended, any number of them (and Astros, in particular, who has priors in this regard) would have already gone to their time-honored gender-derived blunt inserts where you are concerned.

In the 2016 Political Thread, one of their regulars actually typed out the words that specifically referred to Hillary Clinton as something that rhymes with "shucking bunt". They think the same thing of Pelosi, the Squad, Whitmer, Kamala, and you, as well, when you won't fall into line.

Believe me, the words they (ok, ok, some of them, not all of them) are typing in their responses to you are a whole lot different than the ones they're thinking.

Do I fear the mods? No, but I respect their work, can enjoy the Forum because of it, and don't wish to make their jobs harder.
Do I have to countenance hate speech? No, because I don't hate the people I'm talking to or about (even Trump), so it's not in my internal monologue to be edited as I type.
So how am I able to avoid the name-calling so often directed our way?
It's because I know so many words, the best words, that I can tell you, believe me, and when I use them, it's a beautiful thing.

Best to you and your husband...

[groundhog]

trump fans. just admit you like fascism and huge govt intervention to save your jobs. it's not that hard

[jstephens24]

Originally Posted by jdandns

It was simply more jokes, sir.



Your gratitude is unfortunately misplaced. Most of these Trump supporters only (marginally) behave here because they are made to by the watchful mods.

Heh, these fellas like to group attack anyone who won't blindly exalt their dear leader. They regularly call us things like "unhinged" and "nuts", but the fact is, if they weren't so afraid of being suspended, any number of them (and Astros, in particular, who has priors in this regard) would have already gone to their time-honored gender-derived blunt inserts where you are concerned.

In the 2016 Political Thread, one of their regulars actually typed out the words that specifically referred to Hillary Clinton as something that rhymes with "shucking bunt". They think the same thing of Pelosi, the Squad, Whitmer, Kamala, and you, as well, when you won't fall into line.

Believe me, the words they (ok, ok, some of them, not all of them) are typing in their responses to you are a whole lot different than the ones they're thinking.

Do I fear the mods? No, but I respect their work, can enjoy the Forum because of it, and don't wish to make their jobs harder.
Do I have to countenance hate speech? No, because I don't hate the people I'm talking to or about (even Trump), so it's not in my internal monologue to be edited as I type.
So how am I able to avoid the name-calling so often directed our way?
It's because I know so many words, the best words, that I can tell you, believe me, and when I use them, it's a beautiful thing.

Best to you and your husband...

hahaha I can spot this joke JD. good one

[rman112]

Originally Posted by groundhog

trump fans. just admit you like fascism and huge govt intervention to save your jobs. it's not that hard

Who can disagree with this? No one.. that's who!

[rman112]

Originally Posted by jstephens24

hahaha I can spot this joke JD. good one

Serious jdandns is hilarious. (This is not a joke).

[NeedChapmans]

Last Des Moines Register Poll just came out ... has Trump +7 which NO ONE expected.

This poll had a tie in mid-September. Odds went up to Trump (-440) after the release of the poll and this poll also has Ernst +4 in the Senate.

IOWA is over and it's making me rethink my Wisconsin money!

[ucLAkers]

Originally Posted by jstephens24

who do you think that last leader president was?

Too many to name...and all great leaders.

[rman112]

Originally Posted by NeedChapmans

Last Des Moines Register Poll just came out ... has Trump +7 which NO ONE expected.

This poll had a tie in mid-September. Odds went up to Trump (-440) after the release of the poll and this poll also has Ernst +4 in the Senate.

IOWA is over and it's making me rethink my Wisconsin money!

Ernst.. Stavro Blofeld?

[jdandns]

Originally Posted by rman112

Serious jdandns is hilarious. (This is not a joke).

Stop laughing!!!
You already had your giggles at my expense today.
One to a customer, man...

...which is not what I'll be telling these trick-or-treaters tonight, if any of them dare brave Newsom's elite commando squads to come get some candy.

I've got a giant bowl here representing all of tonight's pertinent food groups:
the sweet, the sour, the gummy, and the chocotastic!

Every kid gets at least 5 pieces, and that'll go to 10 early if the turnout is light, as we suspect it will be.
California nights like this one make me feel so happy. We'll see how it goes.

[DegaBama]

Originally Posted by groundhog

trump fans. just admit you like fascism and huge govt intervention to save your jobs. it's not that hard

I think you have it backwards. Look at the definition and look at the leaders of these states. One is not like the other.

[rman112]

Originally Posted by jdandns

Stop laughing!!!
You already had your giggles at my expense today.
One to a customer, man...

...which is not what I'll be telling these trick-or-treaters tonight, if any of them dare brave Newsom's elite commando squads to come get some candy.

I've got a giant bowl here representing all of tonight's pertinent food groups:
the sweet, the sour, the gummy, and the chocotastic!

Every kid gets at least 5 pieces, and that'll go to 10 early if the turnout is light, as we suspect it will be. California nights make me feel so happy. We'll see how it goes.

Haha.. Happy Halloween, jd. Not too many kids here today : / .. Even the kid that asked how many and I told him to take whatever only took 2!

What about on your end?

[ckjr4929]

Originally Posted by DegaBama

Europe closing is the wrong move. The "experts" missed big time.

This Guardian article suggests the same conclusion, based on the success of countries like New Zealand and Taiwan and Vietnam, who had short lockdowns or none at all in Taiwan's case.
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...-covid-control

But the biggest barrier to that in the US is also its biggest problem: a lack of a robust system for contact tracing.

There are multiple elements to this: how slow most coronavirus tests are, disparities in who can access tests and everything discussed in this Pew Research poll.
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet...tles-covid-19/

93% of people polled would quarantine if they received a positive coronavirus test but only about half would be willing to share information about who their contacts with a tracer.

As cases increase over the next few weeks and months, I hope we will start to see states (if not the federal government) emphasize the importance of contact tracing and figure out better ways to get more people to participate in the process, even if (like mask-wearing) they grumble about it on Internet message boards.

Without that...I hope all of you stay safe and healthy this winter.

[DegaBama]

Originally Posted by ckjr4929

This Guardian article suggests the same conclusion, based on the success of countries like New Zealand and Taiwan and Vietnam, who had short lockdowns or none at all in Taiwan's case.
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...-covid-control

But the biggest barrier to that in the US is also its biggest problem: a lack of a robust system for contact tracing.

There are multiple elements to this: how slow most coronavirus tests are, disparities in who can access tests and everything discussed in this Pew Research poll.
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet...tles-covid-19/

93% of people polled would quarantine if they received a positive coronavirus test but only about half would be willing to share information about who their contacts with a tracer.

As cases increase over the next few weeks and months, I hope we will start to see states (if not the federal government) emphasize the importance of contact tracing and figure out better ways to get more people to participate in the process, even if (like mask-wearing) they grumble about it on Internet message boards.

Without that...I hope all of you stay safe and healthy this winter.

The biggest barrier in the US is the fact they are 50 countries. It's hard to compare this country to others because each state is different. Round one of lockdowns, people may have been able to survive that. Round two? Going to be a lot harder.

[NeedChapmans]

This is getting interesting. The DMR poll is know to most as God; so it's results mean something for the mid-west.

The Never Trump guys are getting nervous. w/ the polling out of AZ recently; there has been a shift toward DJT. It's making me smile.

[Astros19]

Originally Posted by jdandns

It was simply more jokes, sir.



Your gratitude is unfortunately misplaced. Most of these Trump supporters only (marginally) behave here because they are made to by the watchful mods.

Heh, these fellas like to group attack anyone who won't blindly exalt their dear leader. They regularly call us things like "unhinged" and "nuts", but the fact is, if they weren't so afraid of being suspended, any number of them (and Astros, in particular, who has priors in this regard) would have already gone to their time-honored gender-derived blunt inserts where you are concerned.

In the 2016 Political Thread, one of their regulars actually typed out the words that specifically referred to Hillary Clinton as something that rhymes with "shucking bunt". They think the same thing of Pelosi, the Squad, Whitmer, Kamala, and you, as well, when you won't fall into line.

Believe me, the words they (ok, ok, some of them, not all of them) are typing in their responses to you are a whole lot different than the ones they're thinking.

Do I fear the mods? No, but I respect their work, can enjoy the Forum because of it, and don't wish to make their jobs harder.
Do I have to countenance hate speech? No, because I don't hate the people I'm talking to or about (even Trump), so it's not in my internal monologue to be edited as I type.
So how am I able to avoid the name-calling so often directed our way?
It's because I know so many words, the best words, that I can tell you, believe me, and when I use them, it's a beautiful thing.

Best to you and your husband...

More jokes. Sure, as was mine.
Glad to see I've firmly entrenched myself in your head. Still playing white knight for that one particular poster, who happens to be banned from this thread?
Can't make this sh!t up.

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[rman112]

Originally Posted by Astros19

More jokes. Sure, as was mine.
Glad to see I've firmly entrenched myself in your head. Still playing white knight for that one particular poster, who happens to be banned from this thread?
Can't make this sh!t up.

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If you look into the mirror and say TheHeel 5 times, he appears and asks you if you've seen the new Lincoln Project video.

[wood minis]

Can I borrow your time machine?

Drop me off in February, 2025 no matter who wins.

[yanksfan1]

Bovada has added Senate betting markets for those interested

[mike1498]

Originally Posted by groundhog

trump fans. just admit you like fascism and huge govt intervention to save your jobs. it's not that hard

Fascism, you'll have to explain that. I'll admit, government intervention has been a theme between both parties. I think the better argument is do you support trickle down or trickle up and both require some type of government.

[ckjr4929]

Originally Posted by DegaBama

The biggest barrier in the US is the fact they are 50 countries. It's hard to compare this country to others because each state is different. Round one of lockdowns, people may have been able to survive that. Round two? Going to be a lot harder.

Call it 50 countries or 6-8 regions (plus Hawaii & Alaska) or one country, that doesn't change the scope of the problem.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...ed-by-the-u-s/

Most countries with robust contact tracing programs in place use some kind of tracking or at least a phone app, which obviously wouldn't fly in the US. But there are definitely small improvements that could have happened by now, like more funding for contact tracing jobs and more support for people when they are forced to quarantine due to possible exposure.

[NeedChapmans]

In fracking country tonight ...

[Onions]

Originally Posted by NeedChapmans

In fracking country tonight ...

Holy hell. Trump certainly has every bit of the momentum going into Tuesday.

[Jopeal]

Originally Posted by rman112

If you look into the mirror and say TheHeel 5 times, he appears and asks you if you've seen the new Lincoln Project video.