Category: Politics
Cocktails for Candidates
From some random guy on Facebook:
This made me smile, unlike most of the real news from this campaign.
And while I am quoting random people off the internet, I am reminded of a post from some random guy on Twitter that went something to the effect of: “Illegal immigration will actually increase under a Trump presidency, but then Canada would send all the Americans back.”
2 more Ted Cruz doppelgangers and porn
It’s been a weird night on the Internet… I firstly came across this article saying that Ted Cruz is definitely (well maybe) the Zodiac Killer. And really, if you can’t believe Google auto-complete, then who can you??
To follow the theme from recent posts, this of course begs this doppelganger pairing:
To follow on this, we also have Ted Cruz as Professor Utonium:
And because I like to end all of my posts on a classy note, I want to talk about porn. Namely this bit of worthy news I happened upon – porn rots slower than other magazines. It’s good to know that even though Playboy has stopped printing nudes, their naked chicks will be available for a looong time to come – the author of this finding was able to display a 1979 copy Playboy unearthed from a landfill which was in near mint condition!
I do fear for the new Playboy format tho. Not for the lack of nudes but the monthly interview by James Franco – if anything is going to kill that magazine, this is it. His god-awful hosting of the 2011 Oscars still haunts my dreams…
Two more doppelgangers
Have you ever noticed how much Ben Carson looks like Jeffrey from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air?
Also… they have the same head, hair and face. When Ted Cruz gets a little older, he is going to look like Alec Baldwin:
Presidential Apprentice Round 12 – once again, all is well in the world
This is probably the first thing which has happened in this race which has made sense to me. Jim Gilmore, i.e. the Invisible Man, has dropped out.
Presidential Apprentice round 11 – Curiouser and curiouser
Well, that was quick and I could not have been more wrong. Two folks dropped out of the race and neither was Jim Gilmore.
1) Boss Hogg (i.e. Chris Christie)
2) The Wicked Witch of the West (i.e. Carly Fiorina)
Meanwhile, my man Jim Gilmore, despite coming in last, losing to 3 people not running, says “his plan is to be in South Carolina on Wednesday morning”1. You have to admire that kind of perseverance.
Presidential Apprentice round 9 – Showdown in New Hampshire
Three thoughts from tonight…
1. Next steps…
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Is this what it was like just before Hitler took over?
My wife and I have had repeated conversations about the ascendancy of Donald Trump. I have tried to talk her off the ledge several times assuring her that eventually common sense will prevail, Trump will flame out and people will come to their senses.
Now, 6 months into his candidacy, I am not nearly as confident as I once was.
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Presidential Apprentice, Round 3 – The Ben Carson silly hour
Rick Perry is out, Scott Walker is out and the dynamic from even a month back is so bizarrely different to make round 3 the most interesting round so far in Presidential Apprentice 2015 (you know, it’s like Trump’s TV show, The Apprentice, except for president).
I find it just bonkers that Ben Carson is saying more and more ridiculous things which is causing his numbers to go… up? I mean holy crap, is he actually leading in Iowa?? I wanted to take a closer look at some of his better lines (and by “better” I mean bat-shit crazy) and parse out what he really means.
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First Democratic debate – thoughts
Is it me or does Bernie Sanders looks like a leprechaun?
Overall, it felt that these 5 spent most of the time arguing, when in fact they were in violent agreement. I will say tho, unlike both of the Republican debates, it felt like adults debating. There was no name calling, bullying or other childish behavior. It was a substantive, if one-sided, vetting of all the issues.
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Republican Debate #2 – thoughts
On Obstructionism
One of my biggest frustrations with the Republican mentality is that pure obstructionism is somehow a reasonable way to govern. Getting rid of Obamacare is not the way to fix the state of healthcare in this country. That’s fine if you want to “repeal and replace” but dammit, you have to “replace” it with something. Simply going back to the previous status quo is NOT an acceptable answer. I am fine if you don’t agree with something, but you have to at least move the conversation forward.
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