US Presidential Contenders

[Buster's Uncle]

He's a bland disappointment going about his presidency in a bland, spineless way.

If it isn't because he's -technically- black, I can't figure out why very nearly 100% of the right has been living in a fantasy world regarding this moderate with so little fight in him.  Conservatives I otherwise respect and find worth listening to -again, nearly 100% of them- talk utter fantasy nonsense when it comes to him.

There's something about the man that inspires the imagination on both sides; the "invisible Obama that only Republicans can see" -as Jon Stewart put it- has a rather christlike non-evil twin that only lefties ever saw - but they've been pretty disillusioned over the years since he took office, and you don't hear about him much at all anymore.

A lot of people WISH he was more like the evil version the right imagines.

[vonbach]

moderate

Moderate?! How on earth can anyone call Barry Sotoro moderate.
He's a red diaper baby and practically a card carrying communist.
He's not even a citizen in any case.

[Buster's Uncle]

...That right there's 100% fantasy...

[Green1]

The Black Lives Matter thing is not a deal breaker either. Just like the emails.

As a Unitarian Universalist and with the possibility of uttering blasphemies, Black Lives Matter movement is an okay idea but once again is populated by racist zealots. If it were me, I would go more with "ALL lives matter" in that the chief deal of that movement is because law enforcement camps out in low income neighborhoods taking people for ransom and sometimes killing folks. In the south, this IS majority black, but there are places in the country where no black man lives for miles and the police still mess around in low income areas of any race. Even though there is just as much crime and drugs in the 'burbs and the country clubs, working class people are less expensive to get money or slave labor from for your for-profit prison. But Black Lives matter care only for racist agendas.

When faced with such zealots, you attack their religion. There is no discourse with them because they do not want to hear what you say. Bernie did right to walk away from an organized ploy, possibly organized by the Republican party. Remember the Obama Care town halls when Tea Party mooks would just waltz in yelling angry, incoherent stuff? Same principle. But, while Bernie's staffer did do a faux pas with the letter to BLM, think for a second. Why Bernie?  Why not established ambiguously racist folks like most of the Republican field? Look past a staged ploy just to punish anyone talking against rich people.

Just like professional wrestling, it is all an act. All the wrestlers are in on the act with a Jim McMahon type figure deciding the plotline according to ratings.

[Buster's Uncle]

-But better at it than McMahon, who sucks at staging a good show.

Lee Atwater, on the other hand, was a gifted Sith Master with many acolytes who learned much and well at his feet.  -It is good that the Tea Party broke their control of party discipline like he had, but also sad; I do enjoy seeing artists at work, and they've been crap for almost a decade now.  Certainly still capable of pulling off what you speculate, given a little luck, though.

[Rusty Edge]

I once asked a friend of mine why people single out Walmart for hate when Target is practically identical.  He replied, "Target's a little bit more expensive.  And it has better aesthetics.  Most liberal causes are about aesthetics."  As my friend is very liberal himself, I thought that was kinda funny.

Srsly, though.  Why does Walmart get so much more hate?  I don't know a lot about the facts of the controversy, this is open curiosity on my part.

[vonbach]

Even though there is just as much crime and drugs in the 'burbs and the country clubs,

No there is not. Blacks commit more crimes than whites.

http://www.amren.com/news/2015/07/new-doj-statistics-on-race-and-violent-crime/

[Buster's Uncle]

von, I could go log onto Storm Front if I wanted to see that crap.

[BU Admin]

Final warning.  Just don't mention race at all anymore.  Enough is enough.

[vonbach]

Even when just posting DOJ stats and the other poster mentioned race first huh?

[Buster's Uncle]

You know AC2's policy on rules-lawyering, don't you?  It's posted in Council Room, and you just compounded the offence further.

The other poster doesn't have a long string of offensive borderline-racist posts behind him, or me trying to talk him into cooling it many times over.  I want diversity, or I wouldn't put up with you, but no more race talk.  None.  You've used up your quota at AC2 forever.

Slander the president, slander the whole world, but don't let on you noticed anyone is brown or Jewish any. more.

Also?  I'm done with this conversation - my judgment is made, so move on, please, lest I take it as more rules-lawyering.

[Buster's Uncle]

Feel the Bern… Sanders Leads Hillary by 9 in New Hampshire
Socialist Bernie Sanders jumped ahead of Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire.
 The Vermont Socialist now leads the embattled former Secretary of State by 9 points.
The Gateway Pundit
Jim Hoft Sep 6th, 2015 12:20 pm






NBC News reported:

Bernie Sanders has jumped out to a nine-point lead over front-runner Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, and he’s gained ground on her among Iowa voters in the Democratic presidential race, according to a pair of brand-new NBC News/Marist polls.

In New Hampshire, the Vermont senator gets the support of 41 percent of Democratic voters, Clinton gets 32 percent and Vice President Joe Biden gets 16 percent. No other Democratic candidate receives more than 1 percent.

Back in July’s NBC/Marist poll, Clinton was ahead of Sanders in the Granite State by 10 points, 42 percent to 32 percent, with Biden at 12 percent.

Without Biden in the race, Sanders’ lead over Clinton in the current survey increases to 11 points, 49 percent to 38 percent.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/09/feel-the-bern-sanders-leads-hillary-by-9-in-new-hampshire/

[Lorizael]

Is it possible for us to elect No President like the Hugos went No Award after puppygate?

[Buster's Uncle]

...I made a non-lazy political decision last time, given that the Weatherman didn't stand a chance, to not validate Bakrama with my vote again.  He failed the audition...

Not liking the looks of Senator Sanders?

[Rusty Edge]

"CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Donald [Sleezebag] remains the Republican frontrunner for president in Iowa and New Hampshire. But Ohio Gov. John Kasich continues to see a promising return on his investment in the latter, a new NBC News/Marist poll shows.

With support from 12 percent of GOP voters, Kasich is in second place behind [Sleezebag], who leads with 28 percent in the nation's first primary state.

Close on Kasich's heels is Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon, at 11 percent. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush -- once viewed as the most likely nominee -- sits at 8 percent. Former tech executive Carly Fiorina, with 6 percent, is next."
http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2015/09/john_kasich_sits_at_second_pla.html