Election Season 2024 (United States)

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Callie Del Noire

Quote from: The Old Wolf on October 31, 2024, 08:53:07 AMyeah its amazing that the church holds him in such high esteem
con man/thief - thou shalt not steal
Adulterer - thou shalt not covet they neighbors wife or some shit
Greed - thou shall have no other gods before me
covet
took daddy's money

etc etc etc

Yeah cheated family of their inheritance

TheGlyphstone

Let's not forget Envy and Wrath. The man treats the Seven deadly sins like a bucket list to check off.

Oniya

I tallied up the ten commandments on him once as well.  Gave him half a point for 'Honor thy father and mother' - but that's because his father was...  well, Woody says it best:

Old Man Trump
"Language was invented for one reason, boys - to woo women.~*~*~Don't think it's all been done before
And in that endeavor, laziness will not do." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Don't think we're never gonna win this war
Robin Williams-Dead Poets Society ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Don't think your world's gonna fall apart
I do have a cause, though.  It's obscenity.  I'm for it.  - Tom Lehrer~*~All you need is your beautiful heart
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Caela

Quote from: TheGlyphstone on October 31, 2024, 09:51:09 AMLet's not forget Envy and Wrath. The man treats the Seven deadly sins like a bucket list to check off.
Pretty sure that bucket list is complete at this point isn't it?

BlueOrange

The political analyst who told me in 2016, “No, you have to take Trump seriously” is in my DMs giving me reasons to believe that his support is collapsing in Ohio. So there’s a cause for hope.

LostInTheMist

Dear Trump supporters: If your sentence begins with "I'm not a racist, but-" what follows the but is going to be incredibly racist.

And in case it wasn't clear, the same applies to homophobia.

Also, you don't get to denigrate an entire group of people, then insist you're extremely tolerant, and then turn around and accuse everyone who condemns your hatred for being "politically correct."

Also, the Earth is not flat, vaccines save lives, and God is not on Trump's side.
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Quote from: Oniya on October 31, 2024, 01:52:51 PMI tallied up the ten commandments on him once as well.  Gave him half a point for 'Honor thy father and mother' - but that's because his father was...  well, Woody says it best:

Old Man Trump


Nice tunes though despicable man they are talking about

The Old Wolf

Quote from: LostInTheMist on October 31, 2024, 02:35:54 PMDear Trump supporters: If your sentence begins with "I'm not a racist, but-" what follows the but is going to be incredibly racist.

And in case it wasn't clear, the same applies to homophobia.

Also, you don't get to denigrate an entire group of people, then insist you're extremely tolerant, and then turn around and accuse everyone who condemns your hatred for being "politically correct."

Also, the Earth is not flat, vaccines save lives, and God is not on Trump's side.


If only it was that easy FUCK

Blythe

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/31/nx-s1-5173456/arnold-schwarzenegger-endorses-kamala-harris

...sometimes I have to double-take at the news, because it feels unreal.

But I mean. It is. It's just kinda wild that Arnold Schwarzenegger of all people is endorsing Harris/Walz and voting for them. I don't know what I was expecting to see on my news feed today but this was not it. ^^;

Caela

Quote from: Blythe on October 31, 2024, 03:18:01 PMhttps://www.npr.org/2024/10/31/nx-s1-5173456/arnold-schwarzenegger-endorses-kamala-harris

...sometimes I have to double-take at the news, because it feels unreal.

But I mean. It is. It's just kinda wild that Arnold Schwarzenegger of all people is endorsing Harris/Walz and voting for them. I don't know what I was expecting to see on my news feed today but this was not it. ^^;
Once freaking Dick Cheney said he was voting for her, I felt like all bets were off!

Blythe

Quote from: Caela on October 31, 2024, 03:43:27 PMOnce freaking Dick Cheney said he was voting for her, I felt like all bets were off!

Right??

I feel like I've accidentally fallen into some alternate timeline during this election cycle given how endorsements have been going. I've admittedly been really curious as we get closer to November 5th if we'll see any more major conservative names throw in with Harris/Walz at the last minute.

LostInTheMist

Schwarzenegger, whatever his personal life might be like, is one of those "honorable" Republicans I was talking about. As Governor of California, he steered a relatively moderate course, even when compared to Republicans at that time (who were significantly more moderate at that time than they are today) including taking steps to address climate change, and when his term as Governor ended, he handed off the reins of power and stepped gracefully away. 
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Quote from: Blythe on October 31, 2024, 03:18:01 PMhttps://www.npr.org/2024/10/31/nx-s1-5173456/arnold-schwarzenegger-endorses-kamala-harris

...sometimes I have to double-take at the news, because it feels unreal.

But I mean. It is. It's just kinda wild that Arnold Schwarzenegger of all people is endorsing Harris/Walz and voting for them. I don't know what I was expecting to see on my news feed today but this was not it. ^^;

HOLY SHIT! I knew he disliked the Cheeto but still endorsing Harris? Wow.

TheGlyphstone

Arnold's feud with Donny transcends politics, so this surprised me less than the Cheneys. He's also pretty moderate as Republicans go to begin with, and of course she is from California like him.

Oniya

Quote from: LostInTheMist on October 31, 2024, 02:35:54 PMDear Trump supporters: If your sentence begins with "I'm not a racist, but-" what follows the but is going to be incredibly racist.

And in case it wasn't clear, the same applies to homophobia.

This applies to everyone, really.  Same with 'No offense, but...' 

Quote from: Callie Del Noire on October 31, 2024, 02:50:14 PMNice tunes though despicable man they are talking about

As the guitar says - 'This Machine Kills Fascists.'  There's a reason that bards were feared in ancient times - a catchy tune pointing out the things they want hidden will travel for a thousand miles.

My favorite rendition (I listened to several, since it wasn't found until 2016) is this one.

"Language was invented for one reason, boys - to woo women.~*~*~Don't think it's all been done before
And in that endeavor, laziness will not do." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Don't think we're never gonna win this war
Robin Williams-Dead Poets Society ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Don't think your world's gonna fall apart
I do have a cause, though.  It's obscenity.  I'm for it.  - Tom Lehrer~*~All you need is your beautiful heart
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LostInTheMist

Quote from: Oniya on October 31, 2024, 08:05:36 PMThis applies to everyone, really.  Same with 'No offense, but...' 
Really, anything that goes after "but" should be carefully considered.


Credit Randall Monroe
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LostInTheMist

Correction: "Randall Munroe" is the cartoonist. 
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BlueOrange

If the original attribution was ‘XKCD’, then that’s Randall’s website.

Oniya

"Language was invented for one reason, boys - to woo women.~*~*~Don't think it's all been done before
And in that endeavor, laziness will not do." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Don't think we're never gonna win this war
Robin Williams-Dead Poets Society ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Don't think your world's gonna fall apart
I do have a cause, though.  It's obscenity.  I'm for it.  - Tom Lehrer~*~All you need is your beautiful heart
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Callie Del Noire

Quote from: Oniya on November 01, 2024, 08:01:37 PMYeah, that's an XKCD. 

My sis in law got me a book of his stuff. I loved it. It was a variety of ‘what ifs’. Like ‘what would happen if you threw a baseball at the speed of sound.”

BlueOrange

My favourite XKCD is the diagram of a rocket. https://xkcd.com/1133/

Especially at the bottom where it says “This part should be pointed at the ground. If it it pointed into space you are having a bad problem and you will not be going into space today.”

LostInTheMist

Quote from: BlueOrange on November 01, 2024, 06:04:28 PMIf the original attribution was ‘XKCD’, then that’s Randall’s website.
I misspelled his last name, but you can't edit in this forum. That was the issue. But yes, that is xkcd. (It's not capitalized, 'cause it's not an acronym.)

I love the comic, and there's a lot of relevant stuff. :)
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Callie Del Noire

Quote from: BlueOrange on November 02, 2024, 06:40:29 AMMy favourite XKCD is the diagram of a rocket. https://xkcd.com/1133/

Especially at the bottom where it says “This part should be pointed at the ground. If it it pointed into space you are having a bad problem and you will not be going into space today.”

This started my appreciation of his humor.

https://xkcd.com/verizon/

BlueOrange

Quote from: LostInTheMist on November 02, 2024, 11:34:07 AMI misspelled his last name, but you can't edit in this forum. That was the issue. But yes, that is xkcd. (It's not capitalized, 'cause it's not an acronym.)

I love the comic, and there's a lot of relevant stuff. :)
NOT AN ACRONYM?!?!???????

You can’t just say that without explaining.

(Obviously, my statement is false, because you did just say that without explaining. But WTAF?)

clonkertink

It's deliberately intended to look like it should stand for something, but doesn't.