• Democratic National Convention & Protests Super(delegate)thread - Goodbye, Bernie
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[QUOTE=srobins;50793181] In the real world, they collude. Anybody that thinks millions of dollars are poured into a candidates pocket without some sort of contact is like, light years beyond naivete.[/QUOTE] I think stephen colbert proved that with his superpac a few years ago, I'm just saying it's supposed to be illegal.
"common sense reforms" Fucks sake. Blatant lying in front of the world. Incredible. [editline]28th July 2016[/editline] Oh yeah. Defend all rights. Except the ones you don't agree with, right? "mean device and rhetoric" cmon guys, be nice to me :(
[QUOTE=evilweazel;50793191]"common sense reforms" Fucks sake. Blatant lying in front of the world. Incredible.[/QUOTE] The entire convention is surreal, it's like a fever dream. The Democrats got caught stealing the nomination and the whole thing is just carrying on like nothing happened lol, it's like a bad dream.
[QUOTE=-nesto-;50793178]The "Dont Give Him the Launch Codes" spiel is so fucking pathetic for any candidate to pull[/QUOTE] Is she wrong? [QUOTE=srobins;50793181]Wow. I guess this explains why you were so easily convinced Hillary actually cares about Citizens United.[/QUOTE] [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary:_The_Movie[/url]
[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;50793205]Is she wrong?[/QUOTE] Uh yea, fearmongering with nuclear war is pretty fuckin petty and childish
[QUOTE=-nesto-;50793216]Uh yea, fearmongering with nuclear war is pretty fuckin petty and childish[/QUOTE] But Trump is proven to have a very short temper
[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;50793205]Is she wrong? [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary:_The_Movie[/url][/QUOTE] Are you serious? You think Hillary Clinton cares about campaign finance reform despite building her entire campaign on funds that were made accessible to her thanks to the Citizens United ruling just because they produced a shitty on-demand smear video about her? lmfao
[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;50793205][url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary:_The_Movie[/url][/QUOTE] Her being the center of the film did not stop her from taking money from the ruling.
[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;50793224]But Trump is proven to have a very short temper[/QUOTE] You really think he'll bathe the world in nuclear hellfire because someone made fun of his hands?
[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;50793205]Is she wrong?[/QUOTE] Uh, it is kind of a stretch to say that because somebody has bad netiquette they're likely to exterminate the human race in a flash of rage.
That convention went a fuck of a lot better than the first night had suggested it would [editline]29th July 2016[/editline] And now we start to get more and more predictive polls!
[QUOTE=smurfy;50793235]That convention went a fuck of a lot better than the first night had suggested it would[/QUOTE] They did a stellar job censoring the divisiveness of the party. The Dems are far worse than the Repubs in terms of unity atm.
Well, after the DNC I'm pretty firmly in the Johnson camp, and leaning a lot closer towards Trump that I ever thought I would be. I think I will vote for anyone who ISN'T this woman at this point.
[QUOTE=-nesto-;50793233]You really think he'll bathe the world in nuclear hellfire because someone made fun of his hands?[/QUOTE] Not necessarily, but if anyone on the international stage says something negative about him, he'll only worsen international relations even more.
oh my god the balloons bill is having fun
Will be interesting to see Clinton's convention bump and then how the polls progress. But a long wait until the debates now In other news /r/SandersForPresident is shutting down, it's all over but the crying
[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;50793205]Is she wrong?[/QUOTE] I don't know where people get the idea that the President can launch a nuclear warfare by simply pressing the red button with one click. This is not White House Down. But even then I wouldn't trust Trump with the nuclear code, especially not after what happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I don't want to see that kind of scenario taking place in the future. Never.
[QUOTE=Sam Za Nemesis;50793252]I could agree with the first statement of your post but Jill Stein and many other politicians are pretty solid for representing good values, just not Hillary [sp]Or Dilma[/sp][/QUOTE] Have you ever actually read the Green Party platform? A lot of it is completely nuts and Bernie has far more in common with the Democrats (especially given how progressive their current platform is). Green on the other hand contains a bunch of unrealistic environmentalism (100% renewable by 2030?) and anti-science bullshit such as being anti-nuclear power, iffy on vaccines (being opposed to them until very recently), in favor of banning GMOs, and being in favor of things like homeopathy. Even if they had a remote chance of being elected and weren't simply votes for Trump I wouldn't even come close to considering voting for them and I consider myself to be a progressive for the most part.
[QUOTE=smurfy;50793235]That convention went a fuck of a lot better than the first night had suggested it would[/QUOTE] Guess that's what happens when you threaten opposition delegates, take their credentials, keep them from being seated and then give everyone else huge HILLARY signs that cover up people sitting behind them.
I feel a bit less guilty voting for her now. And her point of Trump only offering empty promises reminds me of the fundamental difference between their campaigns.
Dunno if this is interesting to Americans but your politics gets like, a lot of coverage over here. Top story on BBC radio pretty much all day has been "Hillary Clinton is preparing to make her speech to the Democratic National Convention", they don't even preface it with explanatory stuff like "US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton" or "speech to the centre-left Democratic Party's national convention"
the flag fell over as hillary left the stage foreshadowing? its just like when the bald eagle attacked trump. the founding fathers are trying to warn us.
[QUOTE=elfbarf;50793259]anti-science bullshit such as being anti-nuclear power, [B]iffy on vaccines (being opposed to them until very recently)[/B], in favor of banning GMOs, and [B]being in favor of things like homeopathy[/B].[/QUOTE] Bold aren't true. Sanders is also opposed to nuclear power and GMOs.
[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;50793262]I feel a bit less guilty voting for her now. And her point of Trump only offering empty promises reminds me of the fundamental difference between their campaigns.[/QUOTE] Hillary is a politician. If anyone knows about empty promises it would be her.
[QUOTE=smurfy;50793285]Dunno if this is interesting to Americans but your politics gets like, a lot of coverage over here. Top story on BBC radio pretty much all day has been "Hillary Clinton is preparing to make her speech to the Democratic National Convention", they don't even preface it with explanatory stuff like "US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton" or "speech to the centre-left Democratic Party's national convention"[/QUOTE] America #1
There's a lot I can agree with for the Democrats platform, especially after adopting some of Bernie's policies. And they have actual plans for what they'll do instead of "trust me."
[QUOTE=smurfy;50793285]Dunno if this is interesting to Americans but your politics gets like, a lot of coverage over here. Top story on BBC radio pretty much all day has been "Hillary Clinton is preparing to make her speech to the Democratic National Convention", they don't even preface it with explanatory stuff like "US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton" or "speech to the centre-left Democratic Party's national convention"[/QUOTE] Call it arrogance, but I'm not surprised. It has flaws, but it's still the most influential country in the world. Especially the UK. Special relationship and etc. Plus, names of big people make big head lines, regardless of borders I've heard more information about royal babies and royal weddings than my ancestors would be comfortable with, if I'm being honest
[QUOTE=smurfy;50793285]Dunno if this is interesting to Americans but your politics gets like, a lot of coverage over here. Top story on BBC radio pretty much all day has been "Hillary Clinton is preparing to make her speech to the Democratic National Convention", they don't even preface it with explanatory stuff like "US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton" or "speech to the centre-left Democratic Party's national convention"[/QUOTE] prepare to become our colony
[QUOTE=jimbobjoe1234;50793300]Hillary is a politician. If anyone knows about empty promises it would be her.[/QUOTE] [url]http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trust-us-politicians-keep-most-of-their-promises/[/url] And even still, empty promises are better than no promises.
[QUOTE=rilez;50793295]Bold aren't true. Sanders is also opposed to nuclear power and GMOs.[/QUOTE] Some of sanders' policies made 0 sense to me, like his opposition to nuclear and GMO's as well as him wanting to ban microtrading for literally no reason.
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