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Official election stuff thread: Because tomorrow is in the future

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Well, under which dumbass will america fall faster?

Romney or obama?

Id guess obama, since his 2nd term he will be less careful with what he does.

Romney will have to play timidly in his first term or he might lose 2nd if he starts waging wars out of the blue(lol).

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There is no such thing as TPTB "rooting" for their guy. They own both candidates and select one on whatever basis.

There are factions within TPTB and they do have different ways of doing things.  I've pointed out before the teams behind foreign policy rarely change (Carter and Obama are the only deviations of the team - there are obvious operational differences in them; the left tends to be more covert and the right more gung ho).)

My rule of thumb is they don't fire the incumbent unless he's not following orders or screwed up badly in some other way.

Romney and Mitcha Daniels went to Bilderberg this year...

I am torn as to whether they have sided with him instead of the Obama (the 08 election was down to Hillary and Obama for TPTB).  Bilderberg does have a 100% attendence/presidential (or VP) winner correlation...

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Clayton replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 8:56 PM

Bilderberg does have a 100% attendence/presidential (or VP) winner correlation...

True dat.

LOL@NH goes to BO. If only Freedom4Me was around to explain how the liberty State went for Obama...

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eliotn replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 8:56 PM

Mitt Romney vs. Barack Obama

Why is voting a reality tv series?

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For the Bill Nelson vs. Connie Mack bullshit show, my Dad wrote in Elmer Fudd.

I hear he hunts really well.

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Mtn Dew replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 8:59 PM

I originally wrote myself in but I filled out my ballot wrong. I only voted to placate my wife as she thinks a history teacher that doesn't vote is crazy. On my second ballot I wrote in Grover Cleveland. The ballot was still messed up and the poll inspector came over and saw my mistake (not connecting the arrow - a stupid way to fill a ballot). She was pissed that I voted for a dead guy. Gave me a big speech about how I'm wasting her time and then said she hoped I stubbed my toe on the way out. 

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@ Mtn Dew

Wow, she seriously said that?

When I pulled up in the car with my Mom so she could vote, we pulled up next to these two weirdos who were smoking right next to their baby.

"Dag nab it Cletus, I told yeh I voted for Romney, would ya shut yer trap about it? God-DAMN!"

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Malachi replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 9:01 PM
You were wasting her time? Was she planning to go outside and burn ballots but she had to help you vote? What else did she think she was going to do as a poll volunteer or whatever?
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Thaddeus Russel voted like a boss:

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Prime replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 9:16 PM

Looks like 4 more years of the big O...

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Clayton replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 9:34 PM

The horse-race comes down to the wire, ROWWWWWWWWWWWWWWRRRR!!!!!!!!

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eliotn replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 9:40 PM

Honestly Clayton, didn't think that was awesome, as the look-alikes didn't feel like the canidates.

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Jargon replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 9:47 PM

Eh, not really. Looks like Barry's got FL

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Anenome replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 9:49 PM

Looking like Obama. I don't think anyone's lost the popular vote this badly and still won the presidency, eh? 3%?

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Malachi:

You were wasting her time? Was she planning to go outside and burn ballots but she had to help you vote? What else did she think she was going to do as a poll volunteer or whatever?

lmao

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Anenome replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 9:51 PM

The awesome part, if Florida goes to Obama, is that the number of Gary Johnson voters are the difference between Mitt winning and losing, haha.

Suck it, repubs.

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Clayton replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 9:57 PM

@eliot: It's more attention-worthy than whatever they're showing on the news...

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eliotn replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 10:16 PM

@Clayton -

Try watching Mitt Romney Style, I think the look alike is done much better in it.  Its sad that the news is *THAT* bad, but I guess it is that way most of the time.

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Anenome replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 10:16 PM

Nevada couldn't possibly go for Mitt, could it? >_>

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Wheylous replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 10:18 PM

I was watching Romney with more electoral votes and I was like "Oh no, I hate Romney! Go Obama!" Then Obama started winning and I'm like "Oh no, I hate Obama! Go Romney!"

Sigh.

Anenome - the popular vote will likely tilt slightly for Obama (unfortunately - I really wanted Romney to win the popular vote but Obama to win the election just so leftists would stop whining about the electoral college). The results right now are only partial. Can't trust them.

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Clayton replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 10:19 PM

OK, party's over. Four more years of BO. Where's my deodorant?

BTW, I called it. ;)

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Neodoxy replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 10:20 PM

Well glad I didn't bet

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Wheylous replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 10:21 PM

There goes ALL the money I put on Ron Paul winning >.>

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jesus christ.  my facebook covered with quotes from the bible blessing for the right president whoever it may be, whoever is president god still reigns over all nations, need to let go and let god decide this election.

i need to get the hell out of this country.  its going down so hard and no one has a clue.

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Wheylous replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 10:25 PM

And go where? Europe, where they're already halfway down the drain? Or Asia, where they're getting only the first messenger pigeons describing property rights? :P

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Anenome replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 10:25 PM

I guess they're calling it for Obama now? Someone's screaming 'Obama won the election' outside my window to the whole neighborhood.

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Anenome replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 10:26 PM

Wheylous:

And go where? Europe, where they're already halfway down the drain? Or Asia, where they're getting only the first messenger pigeons describing property rights? :P

*coughseasteadcough*

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@ Wheylous

South America, for me.

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Wheylous replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 10:27 PM

Look at all the "For-war" signs blurring in the distance:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/barack-obama-wins-election-second-term-president-041852102--election.html

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Wheylous replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 10:28 PM

Alright, I can understand Obama winning, but Elizabeth Warren winning just grinds my gears soooo much more.

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Don't....understand how people on TV are so....elated??? People scare me.

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My facebook news feed is full of Obama fanatics. It's like a damn cult. 

I wish Rothbard were still alive. I'd like to see his comments on current affairs.

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probably one of the libertarian expat locations.

or one of the poorest nations whose government i can buy with cans of campbell soup.

i figure i will be here schooling for another few years before im forced to decide.

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Thanks for the al jazeera clayton.

I liked it.

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Clayton replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 10:35 PM

Four more years of Predator drones, Gitmo torture, Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, blockbuster government healthcare... all starting from a baseline of virtual bankruptcy, nearly Great Depression-levels of unemployment. Oh wait, that was all a foregone conclusion no matter whose ass was going to warm the chair behind the desk in the oval office.

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TheFinest replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 10:35 PM

http://reason.com/blog/2012/11/06/as-johnson-hovers-below-just-1-talk-of-2

 

Poor Gary

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So, who thinks that the Republicans start to rail against the electoral college?  I love the prospect of the popular vote going to Romney and the electoral college going to Obama.  I looove that.

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Anenome replied on Tue, Nov 6 2012 10:38 PM

grant.w.underwood:

probably one of the libertarian expat locations.

Such as? I could do Argentina.

grant.w.underwood:
or one of the poorest nations whose government i can buy with cans of campbell soup.

i figure i will be here schooling for another few years before im forced to decide.

Ah, you guys will join one of the many seasteads founded during the next four years.

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