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Half-baked Republican Presidential Fruitcakes (and fellow confections)

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    #902
    jank
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,018 ✭✭✭✭jank


    Nodin wrote: »
    Well....far less likely to see war with Iran now. Plus Netanyahu will be pissed off, which is always good.

    TBH no one wanted war with Iran, that was just some show man ship from Romney. One good thing that may come out of this is that Obama may try and make strides to advance the two state solution advocated previously by Bush. I just hope Obama actually has a plan or vision for foreign policy.

    Any, congrats Obama.


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    #903
    Corkfeen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,940 ✭✭✭Corkfeen


    Penn wrote: »
    It's 303 to 206 at the minute. Actual votes being 58,779,121 to 56,518,209.

    It was close because some of the key states which had a higher electoral college number value were too close to call. So in the case of Ohio, the vote was 2,672,302:2,571,539 to Obama, but Ohio alone is worth 18 electoral college numbers.

    I was actually watching it until about 4.30... :pac: Florida made for some highly entertaining page refreshing on CNN. Nate Silver stated that Obama would get about 300 which is more impressive than the actual result.... All the republican commentators had started to discuss where the election went wrong(even on fox) about an hour before Florida and Ohio results came in, think it was to do with the more liberal counties not having been counted yet at that point.


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    #904
    housetypeb
    Registered Users Posts: 1,182 ✭✭✭housetypeb


    The Mad Hatter wrote: »
    I honestly thought @RealDonaldTrump was a parody account until I saw the little checkmark that means it's him. Depressing, really.


    "This Donald Trump character is Andy Kaufman's greatest bit ever," Aaron Blitzstein tweeted
    That tweet made me laugh.


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    #905
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    Corkfeen wrote: »
    It is rather amusing how wrong the news stations appear to have gotten the election in terms of it being a dead heat. What were the final electoral college numbers?
    it was very close on the popular vote, though. which most outlets seemed to erroneously focus on.
    it's just odd that a margin of a few thousand votes in florida can affect the electoral college totals by a factor of about 10%.


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    #906
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,226 ✭✭✭✭Penn


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    #907
    Jimoslimos
    Registered Users Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭Jimoslimos


    Penn wrote: »
    Donald Trump has gone batsh*t crazy. It's hilarious to watch. Some gems from his Twitter account lately:
    Oh my, that twitter account is a goldmine. I know it's verified but is it really him or some junior intern employed to generate publicity by any means possible?

    I particularly like
    3rd Nov: Gary Johnson is asking people "to waste" their vote on him. Make it count - vote for @MittRomney.

    and then more recently, when Obama had the projected electoral college votes but was lagging in the popular vote (much of which had yet to be counted fully).

    Today: The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy.

    So the best way to reform the electoral college is by encouraging people not to vote for 3rd party/independent candidates. Makes sense.


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    #908
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,226 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Jimoslimos wrote: »
    Oh my, that twitter account is a goldmine. I know it's verified but is it really him or some junior intern employed to generate publicity by any means possible?

    I particularly like
    3rd Nov: Gary Johnson is asking people "to waste" their vote on him. Make it count - vote for @MittRomney.

    and then more recently, when Obama had the projected electoral college votes but was lagging in the popular vote (much of which had yet to be counted fully).

    Today: The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy.

    So the best way to reform the electoral college is by encouraging people not to vote for 3rd party/independent candidates. Makes sense.

    One of his back in August:
    Our airports are Third World--horrible. Let's rebuild them by people who know how to do it--inexpensively.

    To which I suggested he should actually visit a third world country. Besides which, he's effectively saying "Our airports are bad. Lets spend money to demolish them and rebuild them cheaply"

    He's seriously crazy.


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    #909
    Gbear
    Registered Users Posts: 12,775 ✭✭✭✭Gbear


    Faith in humanity partially restored but the fact of the matter is that the vast majority of voters on both sides are a complete waste of space and are either dogmatically tethered to one party or are stupid enough to fall for the lies of the republicans or the smoke and mirrors of Obama.

    I'm just glad the con-man from the con-artist's religion didn't win.

    I also think I heard that that utter oxygen thief Todd Akin lost his seat.


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    #910
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,226 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Gbear wrote: »
    I also think I heard that that utter oxygen thief Todd Akin lost his seat.

    Aye, so did Richard "Pregnancy through Rape is God's Gift" Mourdock. Michele Bachmann just about managed to keep her seat though.

    But I agree, there's still plenty of crazy on both sides, and considering it was still very close in terms of the actual number of votes... Well, let's just say I'm looking forward to the next election.


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    #911
    ShooterSF
    Registered Users Posts: 8,824 ✭✭✭ShooterSF


    It's time for the most important question to be asked and the media seem to be shying away from asking it! Now that Linda lost her race for the senate can we have the gore filled adult friendly wrestling back please? Please!?


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    #912
    Nodin
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    jank wrote: »
    TBH no one wanted war with Iran, that was just some show man ship from Romney. .........

    Unfortunately theres a strong lobby for war with Iran, and its best represented within Republican ranks.

    (not that its likely to be a war in the Iraq mold, more a protracted bombing campaign).


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    #913
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,226 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    ShooterSF wrote: »
    It's time for the most important question to be asked and the media seem to be shying away from asking it! Now that Linda lost her race for the senate can we have the gore filled adult friendly wrestling back please? Please!?

    Not until they've made back that $100m by selling kids toys like the Brawlin' Buddies


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    #914
    ShooterSF
    Registered Users Posts: 8,824 ✭✭✭ShooterSF


    Penn wrote: »
    Not until they've made back that $100m by selling kids toys like the Brawlin' Buddies

    Pfft us adult rasslin fans have tonnes of disposable income that other people spend on meals for 2 and contraception! Just sell us limited edition crap or replica belts!


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    #915
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,226 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Ah, but all the adult fans nowadays are so tech-savvie they probably just download the replica belts. Then they download a car because f*ck those anti-piracy ads on DVDs!


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    #916
    joseph brand
    Registered Users Posts: 4,537 ✭✭✭joseph brand


    Penn wrote: »
    Ah, but all the adult fans nowadays are so tech-savvie they probably just download the replica belts. Then they download a car because f*ck those anti-piracy ads on DVDs!

    3D printers. Download a gun too. ;)


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    #917
    Sierra 117
    Registered Users Posts: 629 ✭✭✭Sierra 117


    You can't download cars these days. Often you'll find FBI agents waiting in the boot. Very dangerous.


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    #918
    joseph brand
    Registered Users Posts: 4,537 ✭✭✭joseph brand


    For any GOP supporters and Tea Baggers:

    cPqlC.jpg


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    #919
    Sarky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,967 ✭✭✭✭Sarky


    "Sorry Mitt, I can't hear you over how re-elected I am"


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    #920
    joseph brand
    Registered Users Posts: 4,537 ✭✭✭joseph brand


    joseph brand wrote: »
    BTW, this isn't a joke.



    http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2956154/posts

    :eek::eek:

    Just realised. Christians were praying to their god, to allow Romney to win. But doesn't he have a different god? I know I know I shouldn't try to make sense of religious followers.

    It doesn't matter anyway, "we're all going to Kolob, Wayyyyy!"


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    #921
    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,295 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    joseph brand wrote: »
    BTW, this isn't a joke.



    http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2956154/posts

    :eek::eek:
    I'm confused by which god he means; there are just so many of them!


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    #922
    joseph brand
    Registered Users Posts: 4,537 ✭✭✭joseph brand


    I think I could almost get behind the mormon faith in Kolob.

    Slightly NSFW.

    Pity Joseph Smith didn't heed his own words.


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    #923
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    ShooterSF wrote: »
    Pfft us adult rasslin fans have tonnes of disposable income that other people spend on meals for 2 and contraception! Just sell us limited edition crap or replica belts!


    ...aren't all the cool folk now watching mexican rasslin?


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    #924
    robindch
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 24,399 Mod ✭✭✭✭robindch


    Penn wrote: »
    Can we change the thread to just "Republican Fruitcakes" when the election stuff has calmed down? Trump having brain diarrhea for the next 4 years will be a joy to behold
    Your wish is our command. No sooner said than done. More or less.


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    #925
    Turtwig
    Registered Users Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    robindch wrote: »
    Your wish is our command. No sooner said than done. More or less.

    Half baked? Are you taking sides in this whole pizza pineapple thing? :mad:


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    #926
    Obliq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,371 ✭✭✭Obliq


    Jernal wrote: »
    Half baked? Are you taking sides in this whole pizza pineapple thing? :mad:

    Hope so. Could do with some back up from above here :p All hail the awesome holy pineapple, Fruit hear us. amen.


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    #927
    robindch
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 24,399 Mod ✭✭✭✭robindch


    Jernal wrote: »
    Half baked? Are you taking sides in this whole pizza pineapple thing? :mad:
    Taking sides? I took sides, dude!

    Pineapples are as good as mangoes in a bath, but the two are as bad as each other on a pizza.

    Would you stick a banana on a pizza?


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    #928
    Obliq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,371 ✭✭✭Obliq


    robindch wrote: »
    Taking sides? I took sides, dude!

    Pineapples are as good as mangoes in a bath, but the two are as bad as each other on a pizza.

    Would you stick a banana on a pizza?

    Not the same fruit buddy! Eww, bananas are nasty (IMO). Mangoes in a bath sounds interesting though. On pizza, why yes - I can imagine the juxtaposition of peperoni and mango......Mmmm :cool:


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    #929
    legspin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,018 ✭✭✭legspin


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6Fy5l-6Cmc.

    0.24-1.15


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    #930
    fitz0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,753 ✭✭✭fitz0


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0q2eGAjyGg


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    #931
    joseph brand
    Registered Users Posts: 4,537 ✭✭✭joseph brand


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