Humorless Politics Thread

[buffcoat]

Maybe I don't speak Canadian... but who or what is this "dod" that this guy's kid doesn't want to spend time with?

[John Junk 2.0]

I feel like the more explicitly non-representative the government gets, the weaker it American Democracy becomes

Like that weak-ass China!

I fixed it to reflect more what I was trying to say, Mr. Ironic Political Smarty Pants.

[yesno]

I feel like the more explicitly non-representative the government gets, the weaker it American Democracy becomes

Like that weak-ass China!

I fixed it to reflect more what I was trying to say, Mr. Ironic Political Smarty Pants.

It is my right as an American to take your statements out of context in order to distort them.

[moderate rock]

Conservatives:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZfHe2LMRb0[/youtube]

That made me do that weird laugh you do when you are shocked at how ridiculous something is. Then I felt like a cynical American asshole for thinking that was a weak add because there was no political spin/attacks involved.

[Fido]

Apparently, we've entered the era when you can lie shamelessly, over and over, and know that it's a highly effective campaign strategy. I hope voters prove this to be untrue, but I don't see it happening. I guess in some people's calculations, it's better to vote for a liar than a black man?

[Andy]

Did you miss a word in the first sentence?

[John Junk 2.0]

it's better to vote for a liar liker than a black man?

fixed!

[dave from knoxville]

it's better to vote for a liar liker than a black man?

fixed!

That's not how you spell licker

[<<<<<]

Apparently, we've entered the era when you can like shamelessly, over and over, and know that it's a highly effective campaign strategy. I hope voters prove this to be untrue, but I don't see it happening. I guess in some people's calculations, it's better to vote for a liar than a black man?

I think the effective framing of the "liberal media" over the course of the last decade+ proves how effective these people are at twisting reality and using repetition to make it stick in people's minds as a truth.

[chrisfoll577]

That made me do that weird laugh you do when you are shocked at how ridiculous something is. Then I felt like a cynical American asshole for thinking that was a weak add because there was no political spin/attacks involved.

The Canadians keep their political spin and attacks online with sites like this one... a few days ago the Puffin seen flying by Dion was actually crapping on his shoulder.

[emma]

a few days ago the Puffin seen flying by Dion was actually crapping on his shoulder.

You stay classy, Conservative party.

[Fido]

Like, fixed. My bad.

[Gilly]

Is anybody else worried about The Bradley Effect?

[Martin]

What's that?

[mokin]

The Bradley effect worries me a little, but I don't think it's a huge problem. McCain and Obama are so ideologically different that I can't imagine many people would say they were voting for Obama and then actually vote for McCain because they are a secret racist. I think the Bradley effect is more of a factor in primaries, when the candidates have similar views and it might be more PC to say you're going to vote for the black guy instead of the white guy.