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[Sirus]

If you're outside of Texas, the proper way to say "Howdy" is "How do" or "Howd'youdo".

I'LL SAY HOWDY IF I DAMN WELL PLEASE

[Criptfeind]

Don't really care about the economy. It's a short term issue. I guess I would be happy, but ether way I doubt it matters.

[Toady One]

Urist McDrowner has been muted for a week for continuing a deteriorating fight right after I posted a thread warning.  I guess I'll have to go back and clean it up.  Presumably people will talk about elections and stuff in here, or I'll have to lock this.

[mainiac]

It seems that we have a point of comparison for what a real offensive remark looks like  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/20/us/politics/todd-akin-provokes-ire-with-legitimate-rape-comment.html

Speaking about pregnancy from rape: "If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.  But let’s assume that maybe that didn’t work or something: I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be of the rapist, and not attacking the child."

The way to tell that it's a newsworthy remark is that it is so unbelievably stupid that it's hard to believe that a grown man could say such things.  But they've got it on tape... http://youtu.be/fdisTOKom5I

[Jervill]

Actual election results to peruse: Minnesota Primary August 14th (yes, I'm late on the ball).  Turnout was somewhere around 10%, very low.

Minnesota Senate
GOP Results:
Kurt Bills          51.12% [Endorsed] [Winner]
David Carlson    35.37%
Bob Carney Jr.  13.52%

DFL Results:
Amy Klobuchar 90.80% [Endorsed] [Winner]
Others             9.20%

IND Results:
Stephen Williams 59.68% [Winner]
Glen Menze        40.32%

The endorsed GOP candidate Bills barely received a majority of voters against a perennial candidate and a nobody.  If he continues to struggle like this, it would not be surprising to see Klobuchar receive even more votes than she received in 2006.  The Independence Party did not endorse a candidate, and basically won't fund their candidate this year, choosing to focus on the state house and state senate.

There were two competitive house district primary races, the DFL race in MN-08 and the GOP race in MN-01.

Legend:
District Map
City [Population]
City 2 [Population]
City 3 [Population]
Incumbent
Primary

MN-01 Map:
Rochester [106,679]
Mankato    [39,309]
Winona      [27,592]
Tim Walz is the incumbent DFL rep who was first elected in 2006, and was re-elected in 2008 and 2010.  He is a pro-gun moderate Democrat.

GOP Primary
Allen Quist 54.14% [Winner]
Mike Parry  45.86%

Neither candidate was endorsed, and so a primary was forced.  Quist is a Michelle Bachmann style extreme conservative prone to stupid statements, and carries a ton of baggage from his failed gubernatorial runs in the 1990s.

MN-08 Map:
Duluth  [86,265]
Hibbing [16,361]
Brainerd [13,590]
Chip Cravaack, a Republican, won in 2010 upsetting long time incumbent Jim Oberstar; he's a pretty typical tea party Republican.

DFL Primary
Richard Nolan 38.29% [Winner]
Tarryl Clark    32.25%
Jeff Anderson 29.46%

Former rep Rick Nolan will take on Cravaack after returning to politics from a 30 (!) year hiatus; he performed best all over the district, while Clark and Anderson were limited to their voting bases in the south and Duluth respectively.

Okay, have I bored you all with Minnesota politics yet?  Because if not, I have plenty more to say.

[Heron TSG]

If you're outside of Texas, the proper way to say "Howdy" is "How do" or "Howd'youdo".

I shit you not, I unironically say "Howdy do". I am from eastern Washington State. I also use 'Yo' and 'Yo dawg' just about as often. (Yes, this comic is why.)

As for that Minnesota election: which position is it for? State house or Federal house?

@Mainiac I believe that rape topic has come up in the Progressive Rage Thread (Or whatever the name is now.) Might also be in Occupying Wallstreet. (There's a lot of crossover.) It's a pretty terrible and dumb thing for that guy to say, and he's bad and should feel bad.

[RedKing]

Ain't the first time a Republican has made comments to the effect of "if she got pregnant, she must have wanted it at some level"

"The facts show that people who are raped -- who are truly raped -- the juices don't flow, the body functions don't work and they don't get pregnant," said Aldridge, a 71-year-old periodontist. "Medical authorities agree that this is a rarity, if ever."

That would be a NC state rep back in 1995 who was rightfully pilloried for his comment. Headline for this new comment should be "Republican Lawmakers Continue To Fail Biology Forever".

[Jervill]

If you're outside of Texas, the proper way to say "Howdy" is "How do" or "Howd'youdo".

I shit you not, I unironically say "Howdy do". I am from eastern Washington State. I also use 'Yo' and 'Yo dawg' just about as often. (Yes, this comic is why.)

As for that Minnesota election: which position is it for? State house or Federal house?

@Mainiac I believe that rape topic has come up in the Progressive Rage Thread (Or whatever the name is now.) Might also be in Occupying Wallstreet. (There's a lot of crossover.) It's a pretty terrible and dumb thing for that guy to say, and he's bad and should feel bad.

Both are federal races.  I don't think anyone here cares about the 134 state house races in the state.

[Leafsnail]

For me the worst part is that his apology doesn't remotely address the problem with what he said.  It's essentially "I'm sorry I called all black people parasitic criminal scum, I should have called them African Americans".

[Zangi]

Hey guys... heard about... "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."?

Grade A intelligence right here folks.  Or does this belong in the stupid things people say thread?  Well, it has a political slant on it... so meh.

[Nadaka]

Hey guys... heard about... "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."?

Grade A intelligence right here folks.  Or does this belong in the stupid things people say thread?  Well, it has a political slant on it... so meh.

If the guy is currently running for office, it may have a place here.

[RedKing]

Hey guys... heard about... "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."?

Grade A intelligence right here folks.  Or does this belong in the stupid things people say thread?  Well, it has a political slant on it... so meh.

We were talking about it one page back.

[Zangi]

Ah shoot, maybe it needed a better punchline.  I totally forgot maniac's post right after that one with the numbers.

[Nadaka]

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/romney-calls-akin-rape-insulting-inexcusable-142622223.html

Romney does not agree with Akin, there is that at least.

[Eagle_eye]

At least not this week.