• Democratic National Convention & Protests Super(delegate)thread - Goodbye, Bernie
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[QUOTE=phygon;50785087]Is the twitch stream behind CNN? The thread was dead while it was playing for me and it lit up hours later, with people commenting as if the things that had already happened were current events. Strange.[/QUOTE] I think its a few minutes behind. Ill grab some other streams when I get home for you all.
Hello? The stream is going on right now, and I feel like I'm doing what a lot of the speakers up now are doing. Talking to a mostly empty hall...
[QUOTE=Joekirk;50785620]Hello? The stream is going on right now, and I feel like I'm doing what a lot of the speakers up now are doing. Talking to a mostly empty hall...[/QUOTE] Speaking of empty halls [IMG_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/lQifktW.png[/IMG_thumb] [editline]27th July 2016[/editline] [B]YT Livestream of Convention[/B] [video=youtube;4fw7XiCJL4M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fw7XiCJL4M[/video]
Yes, that looks like a real ad.
[QUOTE=FlashMarsh;50785691]Yes, that looks like a real ad.[/QUOTE] probably fake I agree, [url=http://archive.is/jPZx5]found it on reddit[/url] lets move to the convention
They just had 3 people on stage singing and 2/3 of them didn't know the lyrics. One of them was even reading off a queue card and still couldn't keep up. This is horrible, but I can't look away.
[QUOTE=Joekirk;50785820]They just had 3 people on stage singing and 2/3 of them didn't know the lyrics. One of them was even reading off a queue card and still couldn't keep up. This is horrible, but I can't look away.[/QUOTE] It's like watching a car crash. You know it's going to be horrible, you know there's going to be blood and guts flying everywhere and people are going to go through the windscreen [I]but you can't stop watching.[/I]
It's superbowl time. [editline]27th July 2016[/editline] IT'S HEALING HOPE HILLARY DOUBLE DOG DANGER TIME.
There really haven't been anyone as qualified as Hillary? Really?
Does anyone have a good synopsis on what happened in Flint? I want to know what drew Hillary to deal with the problem
[QUOTE=gokiyono;50785895]There really haven't been anyone as qualified as Hillary? Really?[/QUOTE] She is very qualified. She didn't wing being a senator and secretary of state.
[QUOTE=RIPBILLYMAYS;50785921]Does anyone have a good synopsis on what happened in Flint? I want to know what drew Hillary to deal with the problem[/QUOTE]Off the top of my head the town was failing so fucking hard the state took over and then suddenly Republicans and the water was full of lead because it was cheaper because reasons and when questioned the people in charge said they accidentally everything but it wasn't a big deal. I'm busy trying to put a little tinfoil party hat on a chicken so I can't look it up right now.
[QUOTE=Lambeth;50786002]She is very qualified. She didn't wing being a senator and secretary of state.[/QUOTE] Sure, but she did say that there has never been someone as qualified as Hillary
The convention streams are dead.Twitch has 3k viewers, day 1 and 2 the lowest was like 8k
[QUOTE=gokiyono;50785895]There really haven't been anyone as qualified as Hillary? Really?[/QUOTE] Maybe LBJ, Nixon. Not very many though
[QUOTE=RIPBILLYMAYS;50786096]The convention streams are dead.Twitch has 3k viewers, day 1 and 2 the lowest was like 8k[/QUOTE] Looked like there were some empty seats too
[QUOTE=FlashMarsh;50786103]Maybe LBJ, Nixon. Not very many though[/QUOTE] That doesn't give me a lot of hope when you say that Nixon was qualified, and he went onto be an absolute disaster... I hope she's more so qualified like LBJ.
[QUOTE=BlackMageMari;50786113]That doesn't give me a lot of hope when you say that Nixon was qualified, and he went onto be an absolute disaster... I hope she's more so qualified like LBJ.[/QUOTE] If you separate out Nixon and Watergate, he was an above average President. But yeah - [url]http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/our-worst-presidents-came-in-with-a-lot-of-experience/[/url] (this chart understates Nixon's experience as he had experience not logged)
[QUOTE=FlashMarsh;50786136]If you separate out Nixon and Watergate, he was an above average President. But yeah - [url]http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/our-worst-presidents-came-in-with-a-lot-of-experience/[/url][/QUOTE] I simply feel you can't do that with Nixon. Perhaps it's because I wasn't around at that time and I'm only looking at it through the lens of history, but Watergate was such an awful scandal and it was clear that Nixon was corrupt and deserved to face jail time - and yet that didn't happen. While it is just one part of his story, it puts everything he did into perspective. He's the quintessential villain of America politics - a traitor that got away somehow. I feel it's help taint American politics. As well as that, Nixon started the War on Drugs, and that has only brought misery to people in the States. To me, he failed abysmally and he helped led to the problems that characterized the 70s.
I think everyone who was watching the DNC is over at reddit because [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/4uxdbn/im_donald_j_trump_and_im_your_next_president_of/]Trump is answering AMA questions[/url]. He's going slow and theres 15 THOUSAND comments in just 30 minutes. I think I'll tune back in when Joe Biden and Obama take the stage.
[QUOTE=RIPBILLYMAYS;50786197]I think everyone who was watching the DNC is over at reddit because [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/4uxdbn/im_donald_j_trump_and_im_your_next_president_of/]Trump is answering AMA questions[/url]. He's going slow and theres 15 THOUSAND comments in just 30 minutes. I think I'll tune back in when Joe Biden and Obama take the stage.[/QUOTE] Oh don't worry - we already know. In fact, I'll just x-post what I mentioned in that thread: [URL="http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/donald-trump-drop-reddit-where-he-s-already-phenomenon-n617356"]Here's the kicker: It's not an open one like Obama's:[/URL] [quote]The event won't be open to everyone. To keep out the digital equivalent of protesters, moderators are only allowing established users to participate and plan to carefully screen comments. The plan is to let Trump supporters vote for their favorite suggested questions before Trump joins at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.[/quote] What a coward. Obama and Sasnders did an open one in a general, default subreddit. Trump is doing it in his own country with only suggested questions. Sad!
[QUOTE=BlackMageMari;50786217]Oh don't worry - we already know. In fact, I'll just x-post what I mentioned in that thread: [URL="http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/donald-trump-drop-reddit-where-he-s-already-phenomenon-n617356"]Here's the kicker: It's not an open one like Obama's:[/URL] What a coward. Obama and Sasnders did an open one in a general, default subreddit. Trump is doing it in his own country with only suggested questions. Sad![/QUOTE] I asked a question and it might get answered, its in the top 10 comments regarding nuclear energy. I barely post on reddit, I just had an account that was old enough to get past the filter.
[QUOTE=RIPBILLYMAYS;50786278]I asked a question and it might get answered, its in the top 10 comments regarding nuclear energy. I barely post on reddit, I just had an account that was old enough to get past the filter.[/QUOTE] Surprised you got through the vet to be honest considering you barely post. I hope he at-least answers your question honestly, especially if it's a hardball one.
"I'm bad at this teleprompter stuff" [B]BAD, LOW ENERGY[/B]
[QUOTE=RIPBILLYMAYS;50786278]I asked a question and it might get answered, its in the top 10 comments regarding nuclear energy. I barely post on reddit, I just had an account that was old enough to get past the filter.[/QUOTE] For what it's worth, I upvoted it. I think nuclear power is important as well and wish both parties would embrace it.
[QUOTE=BlackMageMari;50786286]Surprised you got through the vet to be honest considering you barely post. I hope he at-least answers your question honestly, especially if it's a hardball one.[/QUOTE] Here's my question, minus some personal info you can find on reddit: [QUOTE]Dear Mr. Trump, My name is ______, and I am a Nuclear Engineering student at ____________. The Democrats have treated nuclear power horribly. Nuclear power struggles to compete in the market because of unfair subsidies placed on solar and wind energy by the Democrats. Many of our plants have been shut down, and many more are expected to close in the next 20 years. The Democrats have opposed the construction of new plants, which would create many high paying jobs in construction and engineering, because they believe nuclear power is not safe, even though there have been no deaths from over 60 years of nuclear power in the United States. I want to be a part of America’s nuclear future, but I am worried about finding a stable job with all these obstacles. Do you support American nuclear power? What are your thoughts? [/QUOTE] I tried to frame it so climate change and competition with coal and gas wasn't brought up. Trump's policy on energy as far as I know is "all of the above" and the only nuclear stuff he talks about is nuclear weapons. [editline]27th July 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=Raidyr;50786343]For what it's worth, I upvoted it. I think nuclear power is important as well and wish both parties would embrace it.[/QUOTE] Thank you, I agree. I told my friends about it and they said the school might be upset, but the nuclear industry cannot afford to be apolitical and silent anymore.
Oh who's this idiot talking about guns. [editline]27th July 2016[/editline] Holy shit were they chanting Zeig Heil?
Trump's at a rally now, I think he's done answering questions. Mine didn't get a response but it got people talking at least.
[QUOTE=RIPBILLYMAYS;50786422]Trump's at a rally now, I think he's done answering questions. Mine didn't get a response but it got people talking at least.[/QUOTE] Wrong thread?
[QUOTE=purvisdavid1;50786426]Wrong thread?[/QUOTE] Sorry, posted about the AMA in this thread. Back to the Convention, how long until Obama/Biden come on? The current speakers are low energy
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