Democratic Candidates for POTUS, 2016 edition

Had no student debt and now have a seven-figure net worth.

I'm not really so sure that the former is much of an accomplishment for someone that went to school before colleges and universities were systematically fucking America's youth out of their futures. Any self-made man like yourself would nowadays have some debt accrued from college training and expenses.
 
I don't know shit about cornflowers, but one could also say that the swastika "has been a symbol going back to ancient whatever" and has "strictly speaking" nothing to do with anti-Semitism. There are certain symbols that have become so tainted that using them is a definite dogwhistle to like-minded racists. The swastika is one, the Confederate flag is another. Don't know if the cornflower is one or not, but if it's a symbol of "pan-Germanism" I would not be surprised.

You could say that about the swastika but then you would be dealing in half truths like vad. The swastika was an ancient symbol for various things mostly in India, but not much in Europe. At the same time the corn flower was a widely accepted symbol in Europe for various things having nothing to do with anti-Semetism. In a European context the swastika represents the anti-Semitism of the National Socialists, while the cornflower does not.
 
You could say that about the swastika but then you would be dealing in half truths like vad. The swastika was an ancient symbol for various things mostly in India, but not much in Europe. At the same time the corn flower was a widely accepted symbol in Europe for various things having nothing to do with anti-Semetism. In a European context the swastika represents the anti-Semitism of the National Socialists, while the cornflower does not.

THE FLOWER ISN'T A SYMBOL OF ANTI-SEMETISM AND NOBODY SAID SO. (and neither particularly is the swastika, though anti-Semetic groups in modern years have used it as such from time to time - there was a hell of lot more to Naziism than just hating Jews)

It was used in the 19th century in Austria by a pan-Germanic party that was also strongly anti-semetic and one of the precursors to the nazis. It was later used as a symbol by the then outlawed Nazi party in Austria in the 1930s (when the Austrian government of the time was trying to stay separate from Germany).

It is a symbol of right wing, authoritarian, Germanic nationalism in Austria and Switzerland in particular. Many of those parties have also happened to be anti-Semetic in the past, but that is not the defining characteristic here.
 
I'm not really so sure that the former is much of an accomplishment for someone that went to school before colleges and universities were systematically fucking America's youth out of their futures. Any self-made man like yourself would nowadays have some debt accrued from college training and expenses.

My four years at Wake cost about what you'd pay to get to frosh Thanksgiving today.
 
I'm surprised you aren't on the list given all you do is insult him. But I know you're not as big of a dick as you come across when responding to bkf, so glad you're not on his ignore list. Though you probably will be. And if you step back and think about how you've treated him, you'll admit it'll be deserved.

I don't mind being insulted occasionally, as long as reply also includes a response to some of the points I was making in the post which was the reason for the response. Chris & I disagree on many things, but at least his replies include conversation related to the issues being discussed. Those other four guys reply for no other reason than to make a personal insult. So there is nothing to be gained from reading those replies.
 
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It's a little millennial and PC/safe-spacish to be so sensitive about minor, anonymous message-board insults that you feel the need to protected from them by blocking posters.
 
All he ever does is personally insult me...and I don't even know the guy. Don't know how old he is, where he lives, what he does, etc. Don't remember ever personally insulting him.

1) completely not true. We have exchanged pms and discussed people we know in common. And you haven't insulted me, but you have insulted both my kids and my profession.

A lot of the Hillbots are very sensitive about any criticism of their candidate- they take it as a personal insult. The people who do nothing but attack are generally the biggest Hillary supporters.

I'm hardly a big Clinton supporter. She's the tallest midget out of the fuckos running for president this year, but otherwise I wouldn't vote for her. I haven't given her any money, nor have I volunteered (both things I did for other candidates I support). And the fact that you have your weird proclivities in this election with respect to Sanders/Trump is all on you.
 
It's a little millennial and PC/safe-spacish to be so sensitive about minor, anonymous message-board insults that you feel the need to protected from them by blocking posters.

Read my post just above yours again. I bolded the key part to make it easier for you to understand it. If you still don't understand my point, I will try to explain it again.....though I thought that post made it pretty clear.
 
Read my post just above yours again. I bolded the key part to make it easier for you to understand it. If you still don't understand my point, I will try to explain it again.....though I thought that post made it pretty clear.

Oh, Bob, don't ever change.
 
I can't think of a single "Hillbot" on these boards, ChrisL is probably the closest thing and he isn't really insulting of anyone. You have a list of Hillbots for us, because im curious who you think they are?
 
I can't think of a single "Hillbot" on these boards, ChrisL is probably the closest thing and he isn't really insulting of anyone. You have a list of Hillbots for us, because im curious who you think they are?

Who are these mystery Hillbots on the board and in real life? Know lots of people who can't stand her, but will reluctantly vote for her because of the Supreme Court, Trump, and what fuckwads 'Pubs have been over the last eight years. Take potentially three SCJs off the table, sub Powell, Gates, or Daniels for Trump, and rewind the last eight years of legislative insanity from the GOP and HRC would get schlonged. Only one person I know personally is stoked about voting for Hillary, but 'Pub fuck ups have made that a non choice for many. That's not Hillbotism.
 
Who are these mystery Hillbots on the board and in real life? Know lots of people who can't stand her, but will reluctantly vote for her because of the Supreme Court, Trump, and what fuckwads 'Pubs have been over the last eight years. Take potentially three SCJs off the table, sub Powell, Gates, or Daniels for Trump, and rewind the last eight years of legislative insanity from the GOP and HRC would get schlonged. Only one person I know personally is stoked about voting for Hillary, but 'Pub fuck ups have made that a non choice for many. That's not Hillbotism.

I think we could easily raise $5,000,000 on Indiegogo to support an Obama for Supreme Court campaign to convince Hillary to nominate him.

As a disclosure, I have put a downpayment on the DC prozac and lithium concessions if she wins and nominates him.
 
I found out the other night that I do actually know 1 Hillbot. I was having dinner and playing cards with friends, and 1 friend said her mom had been in town the prior week, and our schedules hadn't worked to get in some cards while she was in town. She told her mom sorry about that, and her mom (who is nice, but both quite opinionated and overly sensitive) said that was probably just as well because she remembered that in 2008 I was no Clinton fan and was going to vote for Obama. I didn't remember any conversations with her mom 8 years ago, and neither did my friend, but we thought it was a bit risible. And she told her mom she was pretty sure I hated Bernie more than Hillary this time around. I asked how big a Hillary fan her mom is, and my friend said a yuge Hillary fan. So I can now say that I know 1 big Hillary fan.

FWIW, my sister, who is a registered Dem, voted for Bernie today in MD because she is voting Trump in the Fall and thinks Bernie will be easier for Trump to take down than Hillary. She doesn't like Hillary or Bernie and is voting for Trump because she believes he's the only 1 who can get things done. Not sure who my other sister voted for today. She's a registered Pub and loved Sleepy, but I have no idea if he's still on the ballot in MD. If not, I'm guessing Cruz or Kasich.
 
I think we could easily raise $5,000,000 on Indiegogo to support an Obama for Supreme Court campaign to convince Hillary to nominate him.

As a disclosure, I have put a downpayment on the DC prozac and lithium concessions if she wins and nominates him.

Thought Obama would eventually end up on the SC, but now not so sure. Kinda doubt that O defers to Hillary on Garland if 'Pubs finally sober up. O wants/needs to make some $s and would be at least in his late 50s by the time HRC was in line to appoint him. She'd probably want to go younger than appointing Obama.
 
Ginsburg will retire shortly after Hillary wins. Kennedy will be 80 in July. It's likely he'll retire soon. Breyer is 77.

Thomas is a zombie. He'll never die.
 
84% of Democratic primary voters in PA will vote for Clinton if she is the nominee according to the exits today
 
I'm not sure if Obama can appropriately give zero fucks from the bench. He's set to be America's black uncle for the next 30 years. Plus Hillary wants all the attention.
 
I'm not sure if Obama can appropriately give zero fucks from the bench. He's set to be America's black uncle for the next 30 years. Plus Hillary wants all the attention.

This. Can't wait for unrestrained Obama. We've gotten a taste of it since 2014 and it is amazing.


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