Political Hippo Circle Jerk - America, farg YEAH!

[smeags]

im a little disappointed if thats the reason cause I was hoping runyan was part of a new trend within the GOP where the fanatical fringe could be pushed out.

[Rome]

http://www.salon.com/2013/11/09/10_things_conservative_christians_got_horribly_wrong_partner/

Why anyone would choose to be a religious "conservative" is beyond me but this article pretty well nails why they're almost universally wrong on social issues, especially looking back from a historical perspective.

[PhillyPhreak54]

White guy wins after leading voters to believe he's black
Doug Miller / KHOU 11 News 3 hours ago

HOUSTON -- Dave Wilson chuckles as he talks about his unorthodox political campaign.

"I'd always said it was a long shot," Wilson says. "No, I didn't expect to win."

Still, he figured he'd have fun running, because he was fed up with what he called "all the shenanigans" at the Houston Community College System. As a conservative white Republican running in a district whose voters are overwhelmingly black Democrats, the odds seemed overwhelmingly against him.

Then he came up with an idea, an advertising strategy that his opponent found "disgusting." If a white guy didn't have a chance in a mostly African-American district, Wilson would lead voters to think he's black.

And it apparently worked. In one of the biggest political upsets in Houston politics this election season, Wilson -- an anti-gay activist and former fringe candidate for mayor -- emerged as the surprise winner over 24-year incumbent Bruce Austin. His razor thin margin of victory, only 26 votes, was almost certainly influenced by his racially tinged campaign.

"Every time a politician talks, he's out there deceiving voters," he says.

Wilson, a gleeful political troublemaker, printed direct mail pieces strongly implying that he's black. His fliers were decorated with photographs of smiling African-American faces -- which he readily admits he just lifted off websites -- and captioned with the words "Please vote for our friend and neighbor Dave Wilson."

One of his mailers said he was "Endorsed by Ron Wilson," which longtime Houston voters might easily interpret as a statement of support from a former state representative of the same name who's also African-American. Fine print beneath the headline says "Ron Wilson and Dave Wilson are cousins," a reference to one of Wilson's relatives living in Iowa.

"He's a nice cousin," Wilson says, suppressing a laugh. "We played baseball in high school together. And he's endorsed me."

Austin tried to answer the mailer with his own fliers showing Wilson's face, calling him a "right-wing hate monger" and saying he "advocated bringing back chain gangs to clean highways." But the campaign clearly caught him off guard.

"I don't think it's good," he said. "I don't think it's good for both democracy and the whole concept of fair play. But that was not his intent, apparently."

Just how much a role Wilson's mailers played in the campaign is unclear. Other incumbents running for re-election were forced into runoffs, perhaps because the community college system has come under intense criticism for insider business deals and spending money on overseas initiatives. And after 24 years in office, Austin's name should have been somewhat familiar to his constituents.

"I suspect it's more than just race," says Bob Stein, the Rice University political scientist and KHOU analyst. "The Houston Community College was under some criticism for bad performance. And others on the board also had very serious challenges."

Austin has said he plans to ask for a recount. But in an era of electronic voting, political analysts said Wilson's victory will probably hold and send him into office for a six-year term.

[Rome]

Ignant asses get what they get

[MDS]

perhaps the greatest day in the history of the other cf

[Sgt PSN]

Impressive. 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CRSK0HItoI#t=215

[Diomedes]

She's well coached, and speaks very well no question.  I doubt very much she wrote that but even if she did, I think it's a gimmick.  Kids don't know shtein about politics and we don't need to hear what they have to say.  She is being used as a tool and I find it embarrassing for her parents and the gang of partisans cheering her on.  The difference between that kid and a little jock prodigy or a beauty pageant princess is not farging much.

She's right of course, but that's beside the point. 

[Rome]

Christie was on Face The Nation this morning.   He really is a nauseating piece of shtein and this miserable farged up country deserves him like a steak deserves a baked potato and a beer. 

[Sgt PSN]

She's well coached, and speaks very well no question.  I doubt very much she wrote that but even if she did, I think it's a gimmick.  Kids don't know shtein about politics and we don't need to hear what they have to say.  She is being used as a tool and I find it embarrassing for her parents and the gang of partisans cheering her on.  The difference between that kid and a little jock prodigy or a beauty pageant princess is not farging much.

She's right of course, but that's beside the point. 

But she says she's not a prop! 

[ice grillin you]

She's right of course, but that's beside the point. 

not besides the point at all.....right now shes a better speaker on the issues than you could ever be and when shes all growns up shes gonna be straight money.....as an extreme leftist im always concerned with kids learning hate at a young age from their parents....well here is one being taught open mindedness and liberalism at a young age.....this has to happen a lot more and more power to her and whoever her propmasters are

[PhillyPhreak54]

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2013/11/12/lead-intv-sarah-palin-national-debt-is-like-slavery.cnn&video_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FTUNjSXhjcs

[SD]

lol at her backtracking and trying to redefine slavery as she supposedly meant it. No you dingbat we know what you were comparing it to. The interviewer hit the nail on the head but he used too big of words for her to understand.

[phattymatty]

jake tapper is the man. hard core phillies fan.

i was at the next table to him at dinner a few weeks ago and had a 5 minute phillies convo with him. cool dude. also hates amaro.

[ice grillin you]

lol at her backtracking and trying to redefine slavery as she supposedly meant it. No you dingbat we know what you were comparing it to. The interviewer hit the nail on the head but he used too big of words for her to understand.

"we can prove with semantics that are various"


lol

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President Barack Obama said the Obamacare rollout has been "rough so far" and he has been deeply concerned about it.

Under a fix offered by Obama on Thursday to address a controversial provision of the Affordable Care Act, the President said Americans who received cancellation notices may be able to keep their individual insurance plans for one more year.

The deal is meant to cover millions of people who have had their insurance policies canceled because the policies do not meet Obamacare requirements. The uproar has ensnared the White House for weeks, shining a spotlight on Obama's earlier promise that people who liked their insurance plans could keep them.

But the fix, as reported earlier by CNN's Dana Bash, puts the onus of the renewals on insurers. The administration is not requiring insurers or state insurance commissioners to extend the existing plans, but instead is allowing insurers to offer an additional year of coverage.

Also, insurers must notify policyholders of the difference in benefits between their policies and the Obamacare plans available on the insurance exchanges. And the companies must inform people that additional policies are available on the exchanges and that subsidies may be available to those who qualify.

This fix will not solve "every problem for every person," Obama said.