Numinous

Me too. Minchin's delivery is just awesome. The theory of gravity punchline has me in stitches every time I hear it.

That always baffled me. If he hates gays so much, wouldn't he be in favor of them serving in the army? I mean, in a right-wing nut kind of logic, that'd mean they'd have less chances to spread their icky gayness in the US, since they'd sent away to wars (or at least to military bases, away from the populace) and the chances of them dying would be much higher. Or maybe that kind of eugenics is too smart for your regular GOP runner?

To complete the ephemeral trends rant, Santorum is pretty much the political version of Bryan Fischer and I wouldn't be surprised they're somehow buddies.

To be honest, Ron Paul would get a guaranteed nominee if not for the bipartidary system of the US. If there were at least two right-wing parties, one more down-to-earth than the other, Ron Paul would definitely be the nominee of the former. But since that's not the case, he pretty much has to depend on the votes of (much) more extreme points of view which would rather vote for the Nut Of The Month or Romney (which I agree is too politically amorphous to be human).

The only way Ron Paul can be nominated with some margin of relief is if Romney somehow sunks his own ship or Republicans get a sudden case of centralism. Otherwise, it'll be a fluke.

Edit: Geez, is Bachmann's mission in life to look like she's about to devour everyone's soul with her creepy stare? The video frame just scares me senseless.

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kael03

My favorite part of the article:

The fact that she's a batshit crazy, hyper religious dipshit didn't factor into "mistakes", apparently.

Numinous

That was her whole shtick, she had nothing else to push her campaign.

And I loved the Daily show sketch on the Iowa Caucuses. Specially since it was made before them and nailed it.

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Demi-God

I watched that this morning, I laughed a little too hard when he got a some Santorum on Romney.

My favourite thing is when Republicans go on and on about the sanctity of marriage and how homosexuality is ruining everything and then half of them end up having affairs.

ACt

You know what the craziest thing about the Republican party right now? If Palin suddenly jumped in, she'd probably win.

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LonelyNinja

Please, for the love of all that is sacred, don't give her any ideas... I'm voting on party lines and going with Obama because, quite frankly, the GOP has become a three-ring circus. I like Ron Paul because he isn't afraid to call the Republicans out on their bullshit, but he's still a crazy libertarian. Sounds like Huntsman is at least a moderate, which is great, but it also means he'll never have a chance if he jumps in. The rest make me want to play in traffic so I'll never have to deal with them again.

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Miburo

I think the fact that there are still shit-tons of people that identify themselves as members of the republican party is the craziest thing about the republican party. Holy fucking shit.

Oh, and I hope you guys had nice christmases and shit.

Numinous

Again, the bipartidary system of the US is to blame here. Even if you're slightly to the right wing, you're automatically connected to the crazies because that's the only way you can go without having to go with the left wing. If there were 2 or more parties per wing, the extremists would wither away and the moderates would finally be heard more than the them like it should be.

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Darth-Nero

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Miburo

Yeah, I guess. I dunno. It's not like your average dude has to label himself as one or the other though. I can't fathom why anyone would want to associate himself with the republican party now instead of just calling himself an independent or some shit when asked. Note that I know multiple people who do tell me they're republicans. And I never try to initiate any conversations about politics with anyone offline, ever. These people actually just volunteer to share this information with me. Crazy.

I'm actually surprised by the amount of people that I personally have encountered that are actually against gays and universal healthcare or are hardcore anti-abortion. How are these people able to express this shit without being treated like how we treat fucking racists and shit? I guess being against UHC is more stupid than racist level horrible. But still. Goddamn.

Numinous

I guess so, because none should care about the Republican crazies labeling the independents as failed hipsters. They'll label everything that isn't them, so why even bother with what they say about one's political tendencies?

Although a multiparty system is still a must for the US for better politics.

Kind of like the witnesses of Jehovah, right? The ideological correlation is uncanny.

I think the fact the US is being administered by people born and raised in the first part of the Cold War (1947-1969), when the commie scare in the US was taken to ridiculous extremes has definitely something to do with the generalized bigotry. That's the only logical way anybody is opposed to UHC, because it must reek of communism for some people when in truth is democracy. The homophobic and anti-abortion comments are a sign of them having to smack the Bible enough times to be immune to the atheist commie virus (which is ridiculous since communism is not atheist, it is just anti-religious because religion pretty much screws up the "all power in the government" style of politics).

Another thing that I notice in some Americans is the neo-fascist comments treating fascism like it was a good thing. Every US citizen should be thankful for the fact their county was never a fascist one. Because misogynistic/racist/homophobic/religiously bigoted laws are already incredibly awful by themselves, but they affect minorities, while fascism affects everyone. These neo-fascist morons must think "hey, not being able to talk badly about our regime and theocracy, nothing can be better!" without realizing all the consequences.

The average citizen would be paranoid about everything because they'd be scare shitless of the government, no group bigger than an handful could form or else the political police could arrest everybody on the excuse of "forming a riot", neighbors snitching on each other to have some kind of favor from the government, enforced curfews for everybody, censorship EVERYWHERE, to the point much of the US literary panoply would be shredded for "defying the government and the good will of the nation", having to suck the government's cock at every ceremony or special occasion or else you'd rot in political prison, frontiers completely blocked to avoid mass exodus (which would be even worse in the US because of autonomous states) and having to vote for the son of a bitch in power because he's the only available options, since every other candidate would have his/her head in the guillotine. And even the few people who actually would like that would be ravaged beyond oblivion the moment fascism would (inevitably) fall and every dirt would be exposed.

And I think I ranted enough about it...

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LonelyNinja

This. All of my why/hate. I live in a very conservative suburb that's overrun with Mormons and various Evangelical/batshit Christians who are disgusted with the mere thought of attending the same community college with gays. It's a shame, too, because these people are usually cool to hang with and talk to, but then I make a harmless joke about the Bible (like some random crap about smiting me for not doing my homework) or say that I think gays have just as many rights as the rest of us and suddenly they look at me like I just sacrificed a baby to Satan and then drank the blood. It's fucking crazy, man.

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Human Rasengan

the fuss of gays is fucking stupid.. if you're not letting anyone in your chocolate slide then whats it to you.

UHC is a step toward socialism and by proxy communism and most Americans have the staunch belief of" I'm not taking care of anyone else.. they should pull themselves up by the boot straps" but the first thing you hear form a republican is their family values.. Oh what a crock of shit. yea lets let children and the poor just die for lack of health insurance in an economy thats centered on greed.. yeah "God" would really approve of this! ** sarcasm**

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ACt

Good lord - even when he tries to agree, he sounds like a moron. Chocolate slide? SERIOUSLY?

And fuck that, engaging in anal sex is NOT the issue when it comes to homosexuallity because I'm willing to bet there are a lot of anti-gay men who would gladly engage in anal sex with a woman. Pretty much the same thing there. What goes on in people's bedrooms is not or should not be the issue. If you look online, some people (straight people, mind you) are into some fucked up shit.

The idea that relationships between people must be decried by a god is the issue and that is the long and the short of it. They believe it is unnatural and unholy as god says it is. Which is completely crock, but hey, used it well to win George W. that number 2 term.

And as for the people who identify themselves with republicanism, it is a pick 'ems style of politics. They don't even begin to look at the long or board scope of the party's politics but focus on a few select issues that are polarizing. Those are either for or against and when it comes down to it, the mind ignores the economic problems, rape of nature and stalled policies when it comes to military, equality of sex and religion, etc to keep god in government, abortions illegal, homosexuality marginalized or invisible and the government "small".

If they knew what the Republicans were actually doing (simply put, bankrupting the nation in a way that no amount of Obama hope could fix - though he's made it worse), they might think twice about it. But of course, Democrats are not much better.

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Human Rasengan

Well most Americans are christinas and they point to the bible for their guidance and most cite Leviticus man shall not lie with man blah blah blah but if Jesus is the true cornerstone of their faith and he is the son of God surely he would have weighed in on the topic.. but you can comb thru the New testament and you wont find him speaking on the matter .. not one word..

Honestly he can speak on paying taxes but not on homosexuality.. if it was such a big deal then he should have said somethign ..

People should look at his lack of speaking on the subject as an indicator that gay bashing isn't important and move the fuck on and feed and clothe poor little children.. no wait that's welfare and republicans aint going for that shit.

Damn now come to think of it Republicans have a lot of contradicting beliefs .. you'll support the death penalty but you're against abortion.. death is death no matter where it happens in the cycle of life

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for those of you who don't understand.. I'm coming from an illogical perspective so your logic won't fit my argument .. it'll only give you a headache.. remember ..belief doesn't require a co-signer There Is A Fine Line Between Genius And Insanity , I Have Erased This Line ! If I were you I'd hate me too.. I am the HUMAN RASENGAN!!!

The power of despair is great in you.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlzx4...&feature=share

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3qkz4WfOto

LOL I'M DYING BACK HERE