Romney Campaign Staged Donations At Storm Relief Event. - Polidicks

[QUOTE=LtKyle2;38273456]Facepunch wouldn't slurp that shit up. They'd probably say it's Fox News or the news site was bought out by Republicans.[/QUOTE] Typically it goes like this, if its a shit source and against Romney its automatically true and nobody calls it out. If its a shit source and its against Obama its false, everyone calls it out etc.

[QUOTE=GunFox;38271480]Republicans are an extremist party with ridiculous views. As much as I might like to believe it is a generalization, it simply isn't. They are either too ignorant to know better or know exactly what they are doing and are actively bad people. They make it their mission to deprive other people of their rights because of their religious or personal beliefs despite all evidence suggesting that allowing said rights harms nobody. Their economic policies are a joke that barely even bother to veil the fact that they are only interested in helping the wealthy.[/QUOTE] I still think that's a massive generalization, considering not every Republican isn't a bible thumping tea party member.

Lmao how did I miss this, I literally live right in the town this was taking place in

[QUOTE=GunFox;38271576]All. The. Members. Too ignorant to know better or actively evil. I can think of no exceptions.[/QUOTE] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Daniels[/url] lol all Republicans are evil you guys and they don't care about you

You do know how bad Indiana is at the moment. right?

[QUOTE=-nesto-;38273960][url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Daniels[/url] lol all Republicans are evil you guys and they don't care about you[/QUOTE] Ah that is a good point. Republicans who don't adhere to anything resembling the current platform get a pass, I suppose. His term as governer looks far more like a Democrat's term than a Republican one. Raising taxes, offering increased state funded health care, and getting the state directly involved in the energy industry of the state? Today that is a Dem. Although he does go off the rails a few times there with union busting and privatization. Lovely ventures into crazy land.

[QUOTE=Nikota;38274405]You do know how bad Indiana is at the moment. right?[/QUOTE] I've lived there for 21 years so yes I do. Marion County and her surrounding counties/suburbs are doing fine(aside from rampant gang on gang crimes) but the rest of the state, mainly the north, have been hurting ever since companies like RCA packed up and closed their factories.

[QUOTE=daijitsu;38273667]wow $5000 how generous of the man who was willing to shake hands on a bet for $10,000 just to shut Rick Perry up in the republican debates[/QUOTE] gen-er-ous? word does not compute with romney OS 2012, please update

What I understand is that the people who already gave their food could grab something so they still get to meet Romney? [quote]Empty-handed supporters pled for entrance, with one woman asking, “What if we dropped off our donations up front?” The volunteer gestured toward a pile of groceries conveniently stacked near the candidate. “Just grab something,” he said.[/quote] Not such a crime.

[QUOTE=GunFox;38269543]Shit is bad when relief agencies are like "yeah no fuck food, send blood"[/QUOTE] the red cross can just go to a store and buy food you cant go and buy blood

Meanwhile, the president is off doing his job. I wonder when Rush Limbaugh will start spewing retarded shit about the timing of the storm. It's pretty notable that when a governor who was very pro-romney suddenly "doesn't give a shit what romney's doing" and is suddenly very apreciative of how the president handled the Hurricane. [editline]1st November 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=JerryK;38274903]gen-er-ous? word does not compute with romney OS 2012, please update[/QUOTE] Last available update: Jitterbug: Means of Socializing - 1955::: Install Error: Hardware incompatible - Lack of spine.

[QUOTE=Sottalytober;38269989]ryan actually did clean dishes; the whole debacle was dumb as hell [URL]http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/16/14485409-ryan-did-wash-dirty-dishes-during-soup-kitchen-visit?lite[/URL] i guarantee with every ounce of my being that Romney is more intelligent than you and so are a large % of his voters - please do go to mars[/QUOTE] where's the proof? i could write the exact same article about pres. obama and every would just be slurpin' that shit up - i know Sottalytober is biased but c'mon...word of mouth ain't proof

[QUOTE=Bomimo;38275374]Meanwhile, the president is off doing his job. I wonder when Rush Limbaugh will start spewing retarded shit about the timing of the storm. It's pretty notable that when a governor who was very pro-romney suddenly "doesn't give a shit what romney's doing" and is suddenly very apreciative of how the president handled the Hurricane. [editline]1st November 2012[/editline] Last available update: Jitterbug: Means of Socializing - 1955::: Install Error: Hardware incompatible - Lack of spine.[/QUOTE] [quote]On Monday's (Oct. 29) radio show, commentator Rush Limbaugh addressed the then-impending hit of Hurricane Sandy on the east coast and his theory that it will hurt President Obama's re-election chances, so to compensate, the media will try to frame it to help him. [/quote] so he's not saying that obama DID it, but he's saying that the media is going to take this opportunity to [implied falsely] make obama a good guy in this situation [by doing his job] here's a quote, sourced straight from [url=http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2012/10/29/weather_gods_interfere_in_the_campaign_and_the_left_prays_the_storm_helps_obama]limbaugh[/url] [quote]If [the Obama campaign people] were hoping that the media would establish major momentum for Obama with this week, Mother Nature has just interceded and said, "Whoa!" [b]In other words, for you atheists... You know, I play golf, and there are golf gods, and you can do things that irritate the golf gods. And one of the things that you do to irritate the golf gods is to tell yourself you got the game figured out.[/b][/quote] A polytheistic version of Murphy's law, in which the US presidential campaign gods realizing Obama was doing too good so they told the hurricane gods to mix it up a bit. [h2]Checkmate, Atheists[/h2]

[QUOTE=Sottalytober;38269554]where's the proof? i could write the exact same article about pres. obama and every would just be slurpin' that shit up - i know facepunch is biased but c'mon...word of mouth ain't proof[/QUOTE] New SH drinking game. Every time someone says "But if it was [B]Obama[/B], Facepunch would" take a drink. [editline]1st November 2012[/editline] Because the campaign is winding down, I'll let this one work retroactively. Go back to the last few months SH articles and remember to pace yourself.

[QUOTE=HkSniper;38270721]Even if he did spend $5,000 in food and other items for this 'staged' event, if the 5k worth of items DID truly go to relief efforts - honestly, what is there to complain about? 5k of food and other items is a lot of stuff that will help out a lot of folks.[/QUOTE] 5000$ in food and it's going to take another 5000$ worth of effort for the agency to sort, inspect, and ship the shit to where it needs to go. Romney would have been much more honest if he had his team cart in wheelbarrows of money.

Don't forget how he staged the rally about 600 miles from where the Hurricane was.

[QUOTE=Raidyr;38276167]New SH drinking game. Every time someone says "But if it was [B]Obama[/B], Facepunch would" take a drink. [editline]1st November 2012[/editline] Because the campaign is winding down, I'll let this one work retroactively. Go back to the last few months SH articles and remember to pace yourself.[/QUOTE] paul ryan's dishwashing thing [QUOTE=Clio;38058923]tbh if it was obama on the pic you'd all be praising him :v:[/QUOTE] [editline]e[/editline] 10 minutes ago in a glaber thread [QUOTE=Wealth + Taste;38277466]If it was bias the other way, I doubt it would raise any concern here...[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Sottalytober;38269989]ryan actually did clean dishes; the whole debacle was dumb as hell [url]http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/16/14485409-ryan-did-wash-dirty-dishes-during-soup-kitchen-visit?lite[/url] i guarantee with every ounce of my being that Romney is more intelligent than you and so are a large % of his voters - please do go to mars[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8054/8146547636_f95dab87db_q.jpg[/IMG] Done. And to try and save face for myself though I'm probably just digging a deeper hole for myself, I'm about as smart as 'Above Average'. I'm just too fucking lazy to do any sort of research on my own against Romney and I wanted other views from Romney Supporters. Seeing how you seemed to snap at me, being quite rude as you were, I'm going to assume that you support him, or someone you know who you'd stick up for, would support him. I have no problem with the man other than what I've been told over media and other people's point of view. I decide to stand on top of the fence, and jump to either side depending on the sway of the media like most common folk of today's time, because ultimately - I don't want to be burdened by the idea that whatever choice I've made was wrong on my own accord, researching countless hours for naught while the other team wins - it's quite pointless. While I may have made numerous grammatical mistakes during my small retort, let me remind you that not everyone is perfect, not everyone actually gives a shit about elections, and I really don't give a fuck about your next post, be it rude in a lash against my flawed logic or some other sort of angst. Chances are that you hate me, and you hated this post all the same. Good. Let me be the reason why you have a shitty day, and if you don't let me, even better. You're not some kind of back-talking asshat like I thought you were, even if you are pretty blunt and rude.

[QUOTE=GunFox;38271480]They make it their mission to deprive other people of their rights because of their religious or personal beliefs despite all evidence suggesting that allowing said rights harms nobody.[/quote] Because Democrats totally don't do that, either. Like Obama going after all the dispensaries. [quote]Their economic policies are a joke that barely even bother to veil the fact that they are only interested in helping the wealthy.[/QUOTE] Tell me how Obama has saved the middle class. How he has punished the CEOs and boards of those banks that nearly brought down the global economy a couple years ago.

[QUOTE=Ridge;38282990]Because Democrats totally don't do that, either. Like Obama going after all the dispensaries.[/QUOTE] Right, and I think any liberal/progressive/wheatabix/etc. worth their salt would criticize Obama for doing that. I know I do. The issue is that a criticism such as this coming from a conservative like Romney or any other Republican is that there is little suggestion that they would do that differently if not more heavily. What possible point could you hope to be making? Or perhaps you think that both candidates are equally 'bad', in which case I would agree that they are both bad, but that you would be misusing the word 'equally'.

I think their badness adds up to be pretty much the same, with it coming from different topics/criteria.

[QUOTE=Ridge;38283716]I think their badness adds up to be pretty much the same, with it coming from different topics/criteria.[/QUOTE] So tell me then Ridge, what's the formula for badness quantification?

[QUOTE=Megafan;38283753]So tell me then Ridge, what's the formula for badness quantification?[/QUOTE] Foreign policy Domestic policy National Security General competency Quality of cabinet members Ability to follow through on their promises Adherence to rule of law Off the top of my head. If I really felt like going all out, I could make a longer list. But I'm going to bed.

in what universe is that a formula

you add the letters down the line and carry the denominators the answer was "Rush Limbaugh told me so"

[QUOTE=Ridge;38283819]Foreign policy Domestic policy National Security General competency Quality of cabinet members Ability to follow through on their promises Adherence to rule of law Off the top of my head. If I really felt like going all out, I could make a longer list. But I'm going to bed.[/QUOTE] Of all of those, only 'adherence to rule of law' and 'quality of cabinet members' are part of the executive branch's job. All else depends on the legislative and judicial branches in one way or another, unless you're implying that the president should just be issuing executive orders left and right. Blaming the president because some building gets attacked or because Congress fails to pass a law is nonsense. Unless he or she is advocating for some bill and actually working to get it through Congress, as Romney would with tax cuts or Obama tried to with the American Jobs Act, they can hardly be blamed for its outcome.