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[Scelly9]

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God. Dammit.

[Reelya]

Media Matters:

Fox invited Tom Ricks on the air Monday morning to talk about their Benghazi conspiracy theories. 90 seconds later, Ricks destroyed Fox's argument, accused the network of operating as a wing of the Republican Party, and was cut off prematurely.

[Sheb]

Is it me or you americans have finally reached the point when your ridiculously silly long election campaign wrap around and you're now in a state of permanent campaign? I cannot wait to see candidates for 2020 battle for airtime agains those for 2016.

[Frumple]

We do our politics like we do our holidays. Violently corporatized and extending successively longer periods as attempts to monetize reach greater heights.

Remember, Sheb: The founding reason for th'USA was to make more money. Everything else we say and extend as platitudes beyond that? Generally an outright lie, on the net. Follow the money, m'fellow.

[MaximumZero]

Someone like him could never win. Santorum running guarantees a Democrat victory.

What's it like in your alternative universe where bad candidates never win elections?

It's following current demographic trends.
 
Of course, as Dan Savage so elegantly pointed out, don't joke. There could have been a terrorist attack, or a hurrican, or something unpredictable, that would put Rick Santorum in the white house. So, do, not, vote for him.

Um...we had a hurricane. It interrupted the Republican National Convention, remember?

[Owlbread]

Rick Santorum could run for president many times before he becomes too old to be a conceivable candidate. He's only 54.

[Helgoland]

Is it me or you americans have finally reached the point when your ridiculously silly long election campaign wrap around and you're now in a state of permanent campaign? I cannot wait to see candidates for 2020 battle for airtime agains those for 2016.

Depending on what the campaigning looks like, a state of permanent campaigning can be a good thing: It draws the public's attention to politics and - to some degree - keeps politicians to say one thing before the election and another thing afterwards. That's not really how it is in the US, though.

[Agdune]

I found it kinda funny how a hurricane managed to land on the city hosting of the Republican convention, on the day of the convention, and yet the religious nutjobs STILL thought it was because there were too many gays. Logic would dictate that perhaps, if god's wrath was real, he might just be targeting it at someone, yes? Possibly the very prominent event which was occuring where the hurricane hit?

Nah, it must be those gays all over the country. That's why god hit the Republicans convention with a hurricane.

[Dutchling]

I found it kinda funny how a hurricane managed to land on the city hosting of the Republican convention, on the day of the convention, and yet the religious nutjobs STILL thought it was because there were too many gays. Logic would dictate that perhaps, if god's wrath was real, he might just be targeting it at someone, yes? Possibly the very prominent event which was occuring where the hurricane hit?

Nah, it must be those gays all over the country. That's why god hit the Republicans convention with a hurricane.

I think you're both right.

[Newbunkle]

I found it kinda funny how a hurricane managed to land on the city hosting of the Republican convention, on the day of the convention, and yet the religious nutjobs STILL thought it was because there were too many gays. Logic would dictate that perhaps, if god's wrath was real, he might just be targeting it at someone, yes? Possibly the very prominent event which was occuring where the hurricane hit?

Nah, it must be those gays all over the country. That's why god hit the Republicans convention with a hurricane.

Hmm, but this conflicts with the theory that the most militant homophobes are in the closet.

[Zangi]

Someone like him could never win. Santorum running guarantees a Democrat victory.

Well...him running in the primaries doesn't mean that. But him being the Republican Candidate certainly does. Provided the country doesn't take a drastic turn for the stupid in the next four years, anyway.

I'm going to agree, it is very possible for Santorum to win the Republican Primary.  Cause there are not jobs who would still support him.

[Kogan Loloklam]

It's only page 200 for me.

[Frumple]

I found it kinda funny how a hurricane managed to land on the city hosting of the Republican convention, on the day of the convention, and yet the religious nutjobs STILL thought it was because there were too many gays. Logic would dictate that perhaps, if god's wrath was real, he might just be targeting it at someone, yes? Possibly the very prominent event which was occuring where the hurricane hit?

Nah, it must be those gays all over the country. That's why god hit the Republicans convention with a hurricane.

Presumably to punish folks for not getting the job done.

More realistically, from the divine wrath perspective, hurricanes are proof that god hates people near coastlines. More accurately, natural disasters in general are proof that god hates idiots (who live in major risk areas) and poor structural engineers and/or the people who acquire their services. Maybe YHWH's a bit of a... what would you call it, geocist? Geographist? Bigot who's bigoted against people that live in certain geographical areas. Not nations, mind. Like, someone that hates everyone that lives in coniferous forests or in flood plains or somethin'. Like dat, yeah.

... does that actually have a word?

[GreatJustice]

Let's just lock the thread right here and it can be the devil's thread.

[FearfulJesuit]

Rick Santorum's newest crusade.