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[Emmett L. Brown]

I first learned of Santorum due to the...ahem...interesting slang that was invented based upon his name to protest against his abominable viewpoints. But the more I learn about that man, the more monstrous he seems. Rick Santorum IS a real load of santorum.


WARNING! If you are unaware what the Santorum slang is, DO NOT GOOGLE IT. Not safe for work. Not safe for public viewing.

[turbojet]

WARNING! If you are unaware what the Santorum slang is, DO NOT GOOGLE IT. Not safe for work. Not safe for public viewing.

...I hate you so damn much.

[ChaosSupremeSonîc]

WARNING! If you are unaware what the Santorum slang is, DO NOT GOOGLE IT. Not safe for work. Not safe for public viewing.

I so want to choke you right now...that did NOT help.

Edited by ChaosSupremeSonic, 25 January 2012 - 11:19 PM.

[Patticus]

Anybody see the State of the Union last night? Obama straight up ripped a few of my ideas off when it came to industry.

I watched the entire thing, and it was interesting to watch the reaction of the GOP side of the house. They clearly didn't enjoy Obama speaking out against obstructionism, which he has come up against time and again, given that many of them were recently elected on purely obstructionist manifestos. According to the NBC newscasters afterwards though, he got more ovations from the GOP this year than in any of his prior addresses, or something to that effect, which I suppose was good.

Anyway, I thought that Obama focused too much on education and construction and not enough on other things.

[Super Mario]

So, this might be me being a bit of a conspiracy theorist but, does anyone else think the GOP doesn't want to win? I mean, they can't be serious with who they have running, they just can't. It's a stupid strategy but, maybe they think they can prevent Obama from doing anything so they can take 2016.

I mean, freakin' Newt Gingrich said that poor kids should be put to janitorial work.

Edited by Crow T. Robot, 26 January 2012 - 12:02 AM.

[Tornado]

Neither of the two front runners are anywhere near unlectable (well, there is a catch to that statement, but I'm not going to get into it at the moment), especially with there still being several months left in Obama's first term. The main thing that sticks out is that, for whatever reason, the GOP hasn't gone out of their way to shoo out the backburning idiots (your Santorums and your Gingrichs) this time like they did in 2008.

Edited by Tornado, 26 January 2012 - 12:16 AM.

[Metal Gear (sting)RAY]

Anybody see the State of the Union last night? Obama straight up ripped a few of my ideas off when it came to industry.

I caught the last half-hour. I missed the rest, but no use crying over SPILT MILK!!

[Tornado]

This thread is far too serious:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZZlbRufI6w

Spoiler

Edited by Tornado, 27 January 2012 - 02:40 AM.

[Mick Bynes]

This thread is far too serious:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZZlbRufI6w

Spoiler

To me, Ron Paul is the only Republican that makes a whole lot of sense. He happens to have a lot of youth voters too. Go Ron Paul!

[Legendary Emerald]

Oh, I should point out that there was a Republican debate held here at my college campus in Jacksonville today. Students were not provided with tickets, though I did hear of one guy who was able to stir enough coffins in the higher-up's office to get two tickets.

However, all this amounts to for me is that two of my classes for the day were cancelled. Swag.

[turbojet]

So apparently everybody who is at least registered can vote in any primary in Florida. This means that a hardcore liberal person such as myself could...I don't know...vote for the least capable candidate just to ensure Barack will win again. And it just so happens that the voting place is right across the street.

I'm voting for Gingrich.

[ChaosSupremeSonîc]

So apparently everybody who is at least registered can vote in any primary in Florida. This means that a hardcore liberal person such as myself could...I don't know...vote for the least capable candidate just to ensure Barack will win again. And it just so happens that the voting place is right across the street.

I'm voting for Gingrich.

That's a strategic, tho douchey thing to do.

[Kevin]

This thread is far too serious:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZZlbRufI6w

I was laughing so hard at what Ron Paul said! That has the be the best response ever!

Seriously though, there's no way Newt's plan for colonizing the moon will become reality at this current time. We just ended the space shuttle program and in the current economy, there's no way we would have the money to fund such a large project anyway.

[ChaosSupremeSonîc]

I was laughing so hard at what Ron Paul said! That has the be the best response ever!

Seriously though, there's no way Newt's plan for colonizing the moon will become reality at this current time. We just ended the space shuttle program and in the current economy, there's no way we would have the money to fund such a large project anyway.

Plus DARPA has their whole 100-year space program thing going on in the works.

It took a lot of research and development to land on the moon during the Cold War, taking 4 years (or even 40) to colonize it is being completely ignorant of how long it would take to solve the technological and physiological issues currently roadblocking us from doing so.

[Metal Gear (sting)RAY]

Seriously though, there's no way Newt's plan for colonizing the moon will become reality at this current time. We just ended the space shuttle program and in the current economy, there's no way we would have the money to fund such a large project anyway.

It's really a testament to how much I dislike Newt Gingrich as a politician that I wouldn't vote for him even knowing how much he supports the sciences.

Still, I have a feeling he'll get the nomination but I don't think he'll win the general election.

[Tornado]

Gingrich wouldn't win the Republican nomination if everyone else died.

[turbojet]

Gingrich wouldn't win the Republican nomination if everyone else died.

You don't know Florida. 2000. Just 2000.

[Metal Gear (sting)RAY]

Gingrich wouldn't win the Republican nomination if everyone else died.

I might have said Romney at one point, but he's rapidly losing momentum. It's unfortunate, but history shows that charisma can seriously make or break a candidate before anything else short of being a serious criminal, the only two up there with the necessary charisma to win the primary let alone the general are Gingrich and Ron Paul and Paul's stances are just way too radical to command a sufficient following outside the youth vote. Santorum might have had a chance if he had kept his mouth shut on domestic issues.

[Bethani]

I recall Bush making grand proclamations about returning to the moon. Do Republicans make promises about space as half-hearted attempts to win over the science enthusiasts, after totally alienating them by saying they think evolution and climate change are lies of the left?

Edited by Eon, 27 January 2012 - 08:58 PM.

[Scheming Minor]

Oh, I should point out that there was a Republican debate held here at my college campus in Jacksonville today. Students were not provided with tickets, though I did hear of one guy who was able to stir enough coffins in the higher-up's office to get two tickets.

However, all this amounts to for me is that two of my classes for the day were cancelled. Swag.

I'm surprised UNF didn't have a mass protest against the candidates since they are holding a gay rights seminar workshop the same entire week.