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[Longinus]

We can still hold out hope that he might be a deep cover liberal. Nobody can be that stupid and get into Harvard Law...right?

sounds like someone has an ax to grind againts the right but i can respect your right to hodl your own veiws

[Flying Dice]

We can still hold out hope that he might be a deep cover liberal. Nobody can be that stupid and get into Harvard Law...right?

Ivy League schools are basically treadmills for anyone with an influential family, by my reckoning. Keep in mind that Dubya was an alum of both Yale and Harvard.

We can still hold out hope that he might be a deep cover liberal. Nobody can be that stupid and get into Harvard Law...right?

sounds like someone has an ax to grind againts the right but i can respect your right to hodl your own veiws

This is beyond politics. I don't want a loony with their hand on the nuclear button... or our fiscal policy, for that matter. Your opinion as to which would be more devastating. I'm trying to think of a good comparison for the Right's perspective... it'd be like if there was a genuine communist candidate whose speeches were dedicated to talking about the historical dialectic and how we could solve all of our problems by feasting on the entrails of the capitalists. Except that rather than being a spooky phantasm, these sorts on the Right actually get news coverage and are taken seriously.

If you want a nonpartisan example, it'd be like taking Vermin Supreme seriously as a presidential candidate.

[Eric Blank]

We can still hold out hope that he might be a deep cover liberal. Nobody can be that stupid and get into Harvard Law...right?

It's called playing politics. You say whatever you think will get you the most votes, no matter how batshit stupid insane it sounds coming out of your own mouth. He could just be an idiot, or he could just want your vote.

[Longinus]

We can still hold out hope that he might be a deep cover liberal. Nobody can be that stupid and get into Harvard Law...right?

sounds like someone has an ax to grind againts the right but i can respect your right to hodl your own veiws

This is beyond politics. I don't want a loony with their hand on the nuclear button... or our fiscal policy, for that matter. Your opinion as to which would be more devastating. I'm trying to think of a good comparison for the Right's perspective... it'd be like if there was a genuine communist candidate whose speeches were dedicated to talking about the historical dialectic and how we could solve all of our problems by feasting on the entrails of the capitalists. Except that rather than being a spooky phantasm, these sorts on the Right actually get news coverage and are taken seriously.

If you want a nonpartisan example, it'd be like taking Vermin Supreme seriously as a presidential candidate.

i dont agree

[Flying Dice]

We can still hold out hope that he might be a deep cover liberal. Nobody can be that stupid and get into Harvard Law...right?

sounds like someone has an ax to grind againts the right but i can respect your right to hodl your own veiws

This is beyond politics. I don't want a loony with their hand on the nuclear button... or our fiscal policy, for that matter. Your opinion as to which would be more devastating. I'm trying to think of a good comparison for the Right's perspective... it'd be like if there was a genuine communist candidate whose speeches were dedicated to talking about the historical dialectic and how we could solve all of our problems by feasting on the entrails of the capitalists. Except that rather than being a spooky phantasm, these sorts on the Right actually get news coverage and are taken seriously.

If you want a nonpartisan example, it'd be like taking Vermin Supreme seriously as a presidential candidate.

i dont agree

Okay. 

[Bauglir]

We can still hold out hope that he might be a deep cover liberal. Nobody can be that stupid and get into Harvard Law...right?

Y'know, I've been wondering the same thing about Scalia for a while now. He's just so good at arguing against the positions he takes, I'm starting to believe Colbert took a cue on his entertainment career from Scalia's judicial one.

[Flying Dice]

Well at any rate, Scalia isn't stupid. I don't agree with many of his decisions, but I don't think I've ever thought that he voted in the way he did because he was uninformed or blindly dogmatic.

[WillowLuman]

Here's the thing about the US system: the national elections work on a sort of tourney system. Before the general, both parties hold their Primaries. To stand a chance in the general, a candidate must act moderately. But since (for the most part) only the hardliners of either party tend to care enough to show up to their party's primary, the primaries tend to select for the extremists. Especially in the GOP.

[Flying Dice]

That's... actually not how things have panned out? Take the last two elections: neither McCain or Romney were spectacular candidates (Romney in particular was bad), but they were quite a long way from the fringe candidates that failed in or before the primary.

e: Likewise, the party institutions aren't going to back candidates who are popular within a segment of the party but not viable in the general election. Moderate-ish candidates in presidential races are almost universally going to gain party support, endorsements, and funding over radical candidates simply because they present the best chance of winning the election.

[Bauglir]

Well at any rate, Scalia isn't stupid. I don't agree with many of his decisions, but I don't think I've ever thought that he voted in the way he did because he was uninformed or blindly dogmatic.

I admit, there is a significant difference - I think Cruz is stupid, and I think Scalia is merely incoherent. Bit of a derail, I s'pose, but the deep cover liberal thing is applicable to a surprising number. Poe's Law applies in politics, I guess.

[Rolan7]

Watching black and white shows on Netflix for some reason.  Been a weird day.  But wow...

First episode of the Twilight Zone is good.  It's slow (yet short), and the character exaggerates everything to a degree, but... the creepiness does build.  And the twist is unexpected.  It reminds me of the joy of reading sci-fi short story compilations.  A unique concept, with just enough buildup to give it impact.

And now I'm watching Clerks. 
"It wasn't directed at you, I was just making a broad generalization"
"You were making a generalization about broads."
Literally laughing at loud because I didn't get the pun in the first line, glad they explained it.

[WillowLuman]

That's... actually not how things have panned out? Take the last two elections: neither McCain or Romney were spectacular candidates (Romney in particular was bad), but they were quite a long way from the fringe candidates that failed in or before the primary.

e: Likewise, the party institutions aren't going to back candidates who are popular within a segment of the party but not viable in the general election. Moderate-ish candidates in presidential races are almost universally going to gain party support, endorsements, and funding over radical candidates simply because they present the best chance of winning the election.

Yes, but in the initial stages, the hardliners who show up to vote propel the fringe candidates into prominence. Remember when it looked like Rick Santorum or Sarah Palin might wind up being on the party ticket? Realistically, the party would never have endorsed them, but they amassed quite a lot of attention. And in either case, a candidate changes their billing once they graduate from primaries to the general.

[Yoink]

Get yer politics out of the Happy Thread, you sillyheads.

[Longinus]

say whose that anime bombshell on the op she made me happy today if you know what i maen

[Yoink]

I just arranged to get a water cooler and a supply of water delivered.