Humorless Politics Thread

[Drew D]

"Buttons. Boy, you can have a lot of fun with this."

This guy is doing alot of people a big favor by not talking to them.  i also would have a lot of fun with him if he was my "silent" co-worker, would just be incredibly ncie to him everyday.

[Flood]

For dave, cavorting, and everyone else:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/print/2012/09/why-i-refuse-to-vote-for-barack-obama/262861/

[cavorting with nudists]

If you want to keep that topic open, Flood, this one's for you, Dave, and everyone else: http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2012/11/thoughts-on-the-left-at-the-end-of-an-election-cycle

[Keith Whitener]

I think what gets in the way of these friendships is disposition and temperament rather than politics. A lot of times, I think, politics, philosophy, etc is a way for people to code things that they otherwise cannot say. Maybe someone has a lot of anger and resentment issues that they can't work through and they don't feel comfortable talking about those things, so instead they talk about gay marriage, abortion, taxes, etc.

[Drew D]

 Oh boy:
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/11/eric-dondero-boycott-democrat-libertarian.html

[Drew D]

Oh, and Conor Friedersdorf always comes off as a  right-wing liberatarian to me, so him not voting for Obama is not really a huge deal. 

[cavorting with nudists]

Oh boy:
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/11/eric-dondero-boycott-democrat-libertarian.html

Awesome.  My favorite thing in the comments thread:

MEXICAN BRAIN SURGERY Y'ALL

[Pregnant Pause]

Oh boy:
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/11/eric-dondero-boycott-democrat-libertarian.html

Thank God he can still listen to the Lt. Dan Band

[Steve of Bloomington]

This is pretty epic: http://www.libertarianrepublican.net/2012/11/the-end-of-liberty-in-america-only.html

Do you work for someone who voted for Obama? Quit your job. Co-workers who voted for Obama. Simply don't talk to them in the workplace, unless your boss instructs you too for work-related only purposes. Have clients who voted Democrat? Call them up this morning and tell them to take their business elsewhere.

I'm just a dirty commie, but didn't he just fail Capitalism at the first hurdle there?

[nec13]

For dave, cavorting, and everyone else:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/print/2012/09/why-i-refuse-to-vote-for-barack-obama/262861/

But I don't see many Obama supporters feeling as reluctant as the circumstances warrant.

That's not true. At least not for me and many many others, I suspect. I'm rather lukewarm on Obama myself. He's disappointed me on any number of levels. However, I have no doubt that Mitt Romney would have been far worse on issues such as foreign policy, financial regulation and health care. So yes, I did cast a vote for Obama. But it wasn't something that I was all that enthused about.

[Keith Whitener]

Think this is great: http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/obama-cries-as-he-thanks-campaign-staff-after

[cavorting with nudists]

Think this is great: http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/obama-cries-as-he-thanks-campaign-staff-after

It is. Gee, he sure is an evil guy, isn't he?

[InspectorHound]

Think this is great: http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/obama-cries-as-he-thanks-campaign-staff-after

It is. Gee, he sure is an evil guy, isn't he?

Looking at people through this lens tends to dehumanize them.

[fonpr]

Think this is great: http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/obama-cries-as-he-thanks-campaign-staff-after

It is. Gee, he sure is an evil guy, isn't he?

Looking at people through this lens tends to dehumanize them.

Very good point, Inspector.

[buffcoat]

Think this is great: http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/obama-cries-as-he-thanks-campaign-staff-after

It is. Gee, he sure is an evil guy, isn't he?

Looking at people through this lens tends to dehumanize them.

Very good point, Inspector.

Sometimes I feel like an oddball in here, living my life between the 40-yard lines.