Art Robinson -- The Most Interesting Man in the 2010 Races

2010-10-15 07:37:26

#26

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6682|North Carolina

Hey, you stole my line!

But yeah. As entertaining as Art is, I'm glad he's in the minority.

2010-10-15 07:47:56

#27

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5635|London, England

oChaos.Haze wrote:
Ahh as an almost violent supporter of republicans, one of my best friends said "We know there's shitty politicians running the country, we have the candidates to back it up!"

haha sure there's loonies on both sides, but nothing makes me lawl more than someone getting destroyed in an argument and reverting to 3rd grade rhetoric to pass the time until it's over. Paladino is KING of this type of shit. Call him out on one thing, and you are now "undermining the entire process of democracy". Good show...

Sadly, I'm still going to vote for him just because his last name isn't Cuomo.

"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat

2010-10-15 07:52:18

#28

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6688|'Murka

Turquoise wrote:
Hey, you stole my line!

But yeah. As entertaining as Art is, I'm glad he's in the minority.

Oh...was that you?

See, you realize people like that are in the minority in American politics. But because they are the ones that get all the publicity due to their antics/positions, those outside the US (or those in the US who are uninformed) are led to believe that he and those like him are the norm, rather than the outliers. And thus we get "right-wing religious nutters running the US government" bullshit from our foreign friends here. Not because it is fact, but because it is what they perceive from what they are fed by the media.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2010-10-15 08:05:17

#29

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6682|North Carolina

FEOS wrote:
Turquoise wrote:
Hey, you stole my line!

But yeah. As entertaining as Art is, I'm glad he's in the minority.
Oh...was that you?

See, you realize people like that are in the minority in American politics. But because they are the ones that get all the publicity due to their antics/positions, those outside the US (or those in the US who are uninformed) are led to believe that he and those like him are the norm, rather than the outliers. And thus we get "right-wing religious nutters running the US government" bullshit from our foreign friends here. Not because it is fact, but because it is what they perceive from what they are fed by the media.

I can agree with that, but I believe there is a bit of that regarding the Middle East from our perspectives as well.

A lot of Americans fear Muslims because we constantly are pushed toward this connection with 9/11. The whole Islamic Community Center in Ground Zero controversy is ridiculous.

2010-10-15 08:08:52

#30

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6688|'Murka

But our media is doing a full-court press to differentiate the fundamentalist Muslims from the mainstream Muslims in support of the center. The only ones really against the center are the far-right pundits. The news outlets are actually doing a pretty fair job of presenting both sides of the issue on that one and putting it into context.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2010-10-15 08:11:22

#31

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6682|North Carolina

FEOS wrote:
But our media is doing a full-court press to differentiate the fundamentalist Muslims from the mainstream Muslims in support of the center. The only ones really against the center are the far-right pundits. The news outlets are actually doing a pretty fair job of presenting both sides of the issue on that one and putting it into context.

Well, he's the scary part though. Several candidates (including one even in NC) are successfully using this controversy as an issue. You would think that what NYC chooses to do at Ground Zero would just be a NY issue, but apparently, the fearmongers in far away states even seem to care.

It just amazes me that, in a shitty economy, people rally around trivial shit.

2010-10-15 08:19:04

#32

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5635|London, England

Turquoise wrote:
FEOS wrote:
But our media is doing a full-court press to differentiate the fundamentalist Muslims from the mainstream Muslims in support of the center. The only ones really against the center are the far-right pundits. The news outlets are actually doing a pretty fair job of presenting both sides of the issue on that one and putting it into context.
Well, he's the scary part though. Several candidates (including one even in NC) are successfully using this controversy as an issue. You would think that what NYC chooses to do at Ground Zero would just be a NY issue, but apparently, the fearmongers in far away states even seem to care.

It just amazes me that, in a shitty economy, people rally around trivial shit.

And 99% of them never want to visit NYC for fear of contaminating their children with liberal ideas. They might even run into a gay person with green hair, tattoos and a nose ring who is skateboarding. Can't have that.

"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat

2010-10-15 08:46:30

#33

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6775

JohnG@lt wrote:
They might even run into a gay person with green hair, tattoos and a nose ring who is skateboarding. Can't have that.

hell, i live in THE most right wing city in America, and we have them here

https://img716.imageshack.us/img716/1118/238ef.jpg

2010-10-15 08:58:42

#34

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5635|London, England

burnzz wrote:
JohnG@lt wrote:
They might even run into a gay person with green hair, tattoos and a nose ring who is skateboarding. Can't have that.
hell, i live in THE most right wing city in America, and we have them here

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/1118/238ef.jpg

That movie was semi-awful.

"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat

2010-10-15 08:59:18

#35

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6682|North Carolina

burnzz wrote:
JohnG@lt wrote:
They might even run into a gay person with green hair, tattoos and a nose ring who is skateboarding. Can't have that.
hell, i live in THE most right wing city in America, and we have them here

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/1118/238ef.jpg

Nah, Idaho makes Utah look liberal by comparison.

2010-10-15 08:59:58

#36

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6775

Turquoise wrote:
burnzz wrote:
JohnG@lt wrote:
They might even run into a gay person with green hair, tattoos and a nose ring who is skateboarding. Can't have that.
hell, i live in THE most right wing city in America, and we have them here

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/1118/238ef.jpg
Nah, Idaho makes Utah look liberal by comparison.

true, we do have one democrat congressman .. .

2010-10-15 09:39:58

#37

oug: Calmer than you are.; +380|6797|Πάϊ

"wouldn't it bother you if the money came from criminals, or foreign interests or communists or sth"

honestly some times... I don't know whether to laugh or cry...

who would believe that such idiocy would have a place in the commons in 2010...

_ƒ³

2010-10-15 09:43:46

#38

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6688|'Murka

oug wrote:
"wouldn't it bother you if the money came from criminals, or foreign interests or communists or sth"

honestly some times... I don't know whether to laugh or cry...

who would believe that such idiocy would have a place in the commons in 2010...

The point being (see previous posts) that it's most definitely NOT "in the commons".

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

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